Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence is a government office in , , . Ministry of Defence is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Secretariat and Gandhi Museum.

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The Secretariat Building or housed the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India, including the Cabinet Secretariat, at , . is situated 210 metres northwest of Ministry of Defence.

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. is situated 1½ km southeast of Ministry of Defence.

Gurdwara
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The is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in . It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi led to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines in the city. is situated 610 metres north of Ministry of Defence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raisina Hill and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Suburb
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, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of , housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the , housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.

Locality
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The , formerly Viceroy's House and Government House is the official residence of the President of India, located at the western end of Rajpath, in .

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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.

Ministry of Defence

Latitude
28.613° or 28° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
77.20686° or 77° 12′ 25″ east
Open location code
7JWVJ674+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7116238985
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
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In Other Languages

“Ministry of Defence” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “रक्षा मंत्रालय”

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