East Delhi

East Delhi, 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, East Delhi is home to the Akshardham, Delhi's largest Hindu temple.
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  • Type: Wikivoyage region
  • Description: Delhi administrative districts of East, North East, and Shahdara, which are all located east of the Yamuna River
  • Also known as: “Delhi/Eastern Delhi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jantar Mantar and Agrasen Ki Baoli.

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in is an , designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of five in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens".

Archaeological site
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is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical stepwell in , India. Located on Hailey Road, near , Jantar Mantar, it was designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958.

Gurdwara
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is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwaras, or Sikh house of worship, in , India, and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the holy pond inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar." Originally a bungalow of Raja Jai Singh I of Amber, it was rebuilt as a small shrine by Sikh General Sardar Baghel Singh in 1783.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North New Delhi and New Delhi.

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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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, the capital of the and the seat of its three branches of government, is characterised by its wide boulevards, roundabouts, colonial mansions and government buildings.

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district is an administrative district of the in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and North West Delhi to the west, and South East Delhi to the south, and East Delhi, , and North East Delhi to the east across the Yamuna.

East Delhi

Latitude
28.627° or 28° 37′ 37″ north
Longitude
77.219° or 77° 13′ 8″ east
Open location code
7JWVJ6G9+QH
Wiki­data ID
Q60674826
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