Suraj Kund
Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km from South Delhi.Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Surajkund”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tughlakabad railway station and Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Tughlakabad railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tughlakabad, a railway station of the Indian Railways, is on the Kanpur–Tundla–Agra–Delhi line. Located in Delhi, it is operated by the Delhi railway division of Northern Railway… Tughlakabad railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Suraj Kund.
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range
Sports venue
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is a shooting range in New Delhi, India. Spread over 18 acres, it is situated on South Delhi ridges in the backdrop of Adilabad Fort, near the historic Tughlaqabad Fort to its North and Surajkund Lake to its South West. Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is situated 2½ km northwest of Suraj Kund.
Badarpur Border metro station
Metro station
Photo: Tarun4u, CC BY-SA 4.0.
NTPC ECO Park-Badarpur Border, adjacent to the Tughlakabad railway station, is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. The station is located close to the interstate border between the city of Faridabad in Haryana and Badarpur in Delhi and sees a large daily ridership owing to this fact. Badarpur Border metro station is situated 2 km northeast of Suraj Kund.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badarpur and Anangpur.
Badarpur
Suburb
Badarpur is a historical town situated in the South East Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. The area of Badarpur encompasses both an NTPC thermal power station and an ancient village known as Badarpur village. Badarpur is situated 2½ km northeast of Suraj Kund.
Anangpur
Suburb
Anangpur is a historical village located near Faridabad in Haryana, India. Anangpur forms a geographical triangle along with Mehrauli and Tugluqabad. It was the earliest settlement of the Tomar Rajput. Anangpur is situated 2½ km southwest of Suraj Kund.
Tughlakabad
Suburb
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tughlakabad village is one of the oldest urban villages in the South East District of New Delhi. The village is named after Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and is located in the shadows of the 700-year-old ruins of Tughlaqabad Fort. Tughlakabad is situated 3½ km northwest of Suraj Kund.
Suraj Kund
- Categories: reservoir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Haryana, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.48376° or 28° 29′ 2″ northLongitude
77.283° or 77° 16′ 59″ eastOpen location code
7JWVF7MM+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 213101581OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7351431
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Urdu—“Suraj Kund” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “सूरजकुंड”
- Hindi: “सूरजकुण्ड”
- Kannada: “ಸೂರಜ್ಕುಂಡ್”
- Kannada: “ಸೂರಜ್ಕುಂಡ್”
- Maithili: “सूरजकुण्ड”
- Oriya: “ସୂରଜକୁଣ୍ଡ”
- Panjabi: “ਸੂਰਜਕੁੰਡ”
- Urdu: “سورج کنڈ”
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