Chandni Chowk
The Chandni Chowk is a street market square it is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, India. Located close to the Old Delhi railway station, the Mughal-era Red Fort is located at the eastern fringes of Chandni Chowk.Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: area in Delhi
- Postal code: 110006
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Red Fort, Delhi.
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Gurdwara
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine by Baghel Singh to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur and was probably expanded after Indian Rebellion of 1857 or after Partition of India.
Red Fort, Delhi
Photo: Planemad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. It served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors. Commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639, the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.
Sunehri Masjid
Mosque
Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur, CC BY 2.0.
The Sunehri Masjid is an 18th-century mosque in the Chandni Chowk neighbourhood of Old Delhi, India. It was built by Mughal noble Roshan-ud-Daula, during the reign of Emperor Muhammad Shah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meena Bazar, Old Delhi and Chawri Bazar.
Meena Bazar, Old Delhi
Neighborhood
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meena Bazar, Old Delhi is a neighborhood.
Chawri Bazar
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chawri Bazar is a specialized wholesale market of brass, copper and paper products. Established in 1840, with a hardware market, it was the first wholesale market of Old Delhi it lies to the west of Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Kashmiri Gate
Neighborhood
Photo: Rahul noida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kashmiri Gate, also spelled Kashmere Gate, is a historic gate located in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It served as the northern entrance to the walled city of Shahjahanabad, the capital of the Mughal Empire.
Chandni Chowk
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Kotwali, Central Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.65598° or 28° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
77.23219° or 77° 13′ 56″ eastOpen location code
7JWVM64J+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3268564739OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3236763
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Wu Chinese—“Chandni Chowk” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “চাঁদনি চক, দিল্লি”
- Bengali: “চাঁদনি চক”
- Chinese: “月光集市”
- Czech: “Čándní čauk”
- Dutch: “Chandni Chowk”
- French: “Chandni Chowk”
- German: “Chandni Chowk”
- Hindi: “चाँदनी चौक”
- Hindi: “चांदनी चौक”
- Indonesian: “Chandni Chowk”
- Italian: “Chandni Chowk”
- Japanese: “チャンドニー・チョーク”
- Kashmiri: “چاندنی چوک”
- Maithili: “एस्प्लेनेड मार्ग, चान्दनी चौक, दिल्ली”
- Malayalam: “Chandni Chowk”
- Malayalam: “ചാന്ദിനി ചൗക്ക്”
- Malayalam: “ചാന്ദ്നി ചൗക്ക്”
- Marathi: “चांदनी चौक”
- Nepali: “चाँदनी चोक”
- Panjabi: “ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਚੌਕ”
- Polish: “Chandi chowk’s”
- Polish: “Chandni Chowk”
- Portuguese: “Chandni Chowk”
- Spanish: “Chandni Chowk”
- Tamil: “சாந்தினி சவுக்”
- Thai: “จันทนีจาวก์”
- Ukrainian: “Чандні-Човк”
- Urdu: “چاندنی چوک”
- Western Panjabi: “چاندنی چوک”
- Wu Chinese: “Chandni Chowk”
- Wu Chinese: “月光广场(印度)”
- Wu Chinese: “月光广场”
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