Alai Darwaza

The Ala'i Darwaza is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in , , , India. Built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1311 and made of red sandstone, it is a square domed gatehouse with arched entrances and houses a single chamber.
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  • Monument
  • …is also known as “Alai Gate”
  • Description: mosque gateway in Delhi, India

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qutb Minar and Qutub Minar Complex.
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Monument
The , also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab…
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The Qutb Minar complex are monuments and buildings…
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mehrauli and Saket.
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Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , , India.
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is a residential colony and the administrative… is situated 2½ km east of Alai Darwaza.
Suburb
is a residential locality in South Delhi. is situated 3 km east of Alai Darwaza.

Alai Darwaza

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Latitude
28.52422° or 28° 31′ 27″ north
Longitude
77.18569° or 77° 11′ 9″ east
Open location code
7JWVG5FP+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 476004361
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q61638119

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Alai Darwaza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “علاء دروازه”
  • Arabic: “علاء دروزة”
  • Assamese: “আলাই দৰৱাজা”
  • Bengali: “আলাই দরওয়াজা”
  • German: “Alai Darwaza”
  • Hindi: “अलाई दरवाजा”
  • Malay: “Alai Darwaza”
  • Malayalam: “അലൈ ദർവാസ”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਾਈ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ”
  • Persian: “دروازه علایی”
  • Slovenian: “Alai Darwaza”
  • Spanish: “Alai Darwaza”
  • Tamil: “அலாய் தர்வாசா”
  • Telugu: “అలై దర్వాజా”
  • Thai: “อาลาอีดัรวาซา”
  • Turkish: “Alai Kapısı”
  • Ukrainian: “Алай Дарваза”
  • Urdu: “علائی دروازہ”

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Highlights include Tomb of Imam Zamin and Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque.

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