Chanakya Puri

Chanakya Puri is a locality in , . Chanakya Puri is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include India Gate and Gandhi Museum.

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The is a located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in , , Mesopotamia, Persia, , and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

Museum
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Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India.

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The is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in , . It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South New Delhi and North New Delhi.

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is the city's residential and diplomatic enclave, south of the .

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is the commercial enclave of , north of the . It consists of Connaught Place, the city's commercial heart, as well as the Supreme Court, the symbol of India's judiciary.

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, on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River, is one of the victims of the city's urban sprawls over the last decades. Although not particularly attractive for history buffs, is home to the Akshardham, Delhi's largest Hindu temple.

Chanakya Puri

Latitude
28.6132° or 28° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
77.2131° or 77° 12′ 47″ east
Population
142,000
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Open location code
7JWVJ677+76
Geo­Names ID
12685419
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