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India's capital and a major national hub, well connected by air and rail to every large city
North India · Delhi
Delhi
Seven cities layered into one capital · India's capital and a major national hub, well connected by air and rail to every large city
Getting there
By rail
New Delhi Railway Station, in the city
By air
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), in the city
Best time to visit
October to March — winter is Delhi's reward
Don't miss
Humayun's Tomb
Qutub Minar
Red Fort
Lodhi Gardens
Akshardham
Things to do
Old Delhi food walks
Sunder Nursery picnics
Museum-hopping
Where to eat
Sources: open-meteo, wikimedia, Photo: A.Savin · FAL
What to pack
Layers (cold mornings, warm noons), metro card, haggling energy
A quieter corner
Agrasen ki Baoli's silence a block off Connaught Place
About Delhi
- Riverside
Where it is
Delhi, India's National Capital Territory, contains New Delhi, the national capital, and lies on the Yamuna river between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, where the last spur of the Aravalli range ends in the Delhi Ridge.
History
Delhi has been a seat of power for about a thousand years, from the Tomar and Chauhan Rajputs through the Delhi Sultanate to the Mughals, whose emperor Shah Jahan built the walled city of Shahjahanabad in the 17th century. The British moved their capital here from Calcutta in 1911 and built New Delhi, which became the capital of independent India in 1947.
People
Delhi's people speak Hindi above all, with Punjabi, Urdu and English widely used, and families from every part of India have made the city home. Its food ranges from Old Delhi's Mughlai kebabs and chaat to Punjabi dhabas, and Diwali, Eid and Gurpurab are all celebrated across the city.
Known for
- The Red Fort and Old Delhi's bazaars
- Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar
- Street food from chaat to parathas
- Lodhi Gardens and Sunder Nursery
- India Gate and Kartavya Path
Did you know?
Delhi has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, and the Qutub Minar and its monuments.
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