Chor Minar
Chor Minar or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th-century minaret with 225 holes, situated just off Aurobindo Marg in the Hauz Khas area, in New Delhi. The Chor Minar is nearly 700 to 800 years old. it's also situated in narnaul Haryana near dhosi hills 120 km away from Delhi…Photo: Ramesh lalwani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hauz Khas metro station and St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral Hauz Khas.
Hauz Khas metro station
Metro station
Photo: Santosh4118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hauz Khas metro station is an interchange station between the Yellow Line and the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. It serves Hauz Khas Enclave, Sarvapriya Vihar, Vijay Mandal Enclave, RBI colony, Mayfair Gardens and the IIT Delhi. Hauz Khas metro station is situated 400 metres south of Chor Minar.
St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral Hauz Khas
Church
The Diocese of Delhi is one of the 32 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral Hauz Khas is situated 580 metres northwest of Chor Minar.
Jagannath Temple
Hindu temple
The Jagannath Temple in New Delhi, India is a modern temple built by the Odia community of Delhi dedicated to the Hindu God Jagannath. The temple located in Hauz Khas is famous for its annual Rathyatra festival attended by thousands of devotees. Jagannath Temple is situated 1 km northwest of Chor Minar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shahpur Jat and Green Park.
Shahpur Jat
Suburb
Shahpur Jat is an urban village located near Hauz Khas, in the South Delhi district of Delhi, India.
Green Park
Suburb
Photo: DelhiAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Green Park is an upscale affluent residential neighbourhood in the South Delhi district of Delhi, India. The locality is divided into two parts i.e. Main and Extension.
Hauz Khas
Suburb
Hauz Khas is a neighborhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval times, the Hauz Khas village has buildings built around the reservoir.
Chor Minar
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Tower of Thieves, 13th-century minaret in Delhi, India
- Categories: tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.54768° or 28° 32′ 52″ northLongitude
77.20564° or 77° 12′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7JWVG6X4+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 1215909948OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5104929
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In Other Languages
From German to Western Panjabi—“Chor Minar” goes by many names.
- German: “Chor Minar”
- Panjabi: “ਚੋਰ ਮਿਨਾਰ”
- Portuguese: “Chor Minar”
- Urdu: “چور مینار”
- Western Panjabi: “چور مینار”
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