Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish is a tomb in Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi which is located on Qutub Minar Complex Rd, Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi. Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish is situated nearby to the monument Iron pillar of Delhi, as well as near Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qutb Minar and Qutb Minar complex.
Qutb Minar
Monument
Photo: Akbarzoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower, built during the Delhi sultanate, and comprising the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mehrauli, South Delhi, India. Qutb Minar is situated 120 metres southeast of Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Qutb Minar complex
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.
The Qutb Minar complex are monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty. Qutb Minar complex is situated 140 metres east of Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Iron pillar of Delhi
Monument
Photo: Pawan.kamrani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The iron pillar of Delhi is a metal structure 7.21 metres high with a 41-centimetre diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II, and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mehrauli and Saket.
Mehrauli
Suburb
Saket
Suburb
Photo: Amartyabag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saket is a residential colony and the administrative headquarters of the South Delhi district of Delhi in India. The local district headquarters are also situated on M.B. Saket is situated 3 km east of Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Malviya Nagar
Suburb
Malviya Nagar is a residential locality in South Delhi. Situated between Saket and Hauz Khas, its namesake is the freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya. Malviya Nagar was initially a part of the Shahpur Jat village, in which after partition was populated in the 1950s by refugees from Pakistan, after the Partition of India. Malviya Nagar is situated 3 km east of Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish
- Type: Tomb
- Address: Qutub Minar Complex Qutub Minar Complex Rd, Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi, 110030
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.52518° or 28° 31′ 31″ northLongitude
77.18456° or 77° 11′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7JWVG5GM+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1267633674OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hindi—“Tomb of Shamsuddin Iltutmish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبر شمس الدين التوميش”
- Hindi: “शम्सुद्दीन इल्तुतमिश का मकबरा”
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