Hauz Khas
Hauz Khas is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex.

Hauz Khas is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in mediaeval times, the Hauz Khas village has buildings built around the reservoir. There are remnants of Islamic architecture roughly colored by splotches of urban culture. It is centrally located and offers both rural Hauz Khas Village and urban Hauz Khas Enclave, Market environments. Hauz Khas is surrounded by Green Park, SDA to the west, Gulmohar Park towards the north, Sarvapriya Vihar towards the south and Asiad Village and Siri Fort to the east.
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Worth seeing in and around Hauz Khas
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
3.3 km · public central university in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 02Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It has its satellite campus in Sonipat, Haryana, and the international campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology.
1.1 km · public research university located in Delhi · Wikipedia - 03Alai Darwaza
The Ala'i Darwaza is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, 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.
3.1 km · mosque gateway in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 04Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb
The Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb is a Sufi mosque and mausoleum complex that contains the tombs of Jamali and Kamali, co-located in the archaeological village of Mehrauli, in South Delhi, India. The mosque and the tomb were constructed in c. 1529, and Jamali was buried in the tomb after his death in 1535.
3.5 km · medieval mosque in Delhi associated with the myth of Jamali Kamali and djinns · Wikipedia - 05Siri Fort
Siri Fort, in the city of Delhi, was built during the rule of Alauddin Khalji, second ruler of Khalji Dynasty, of Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols. It was the second of the seven cities of medieval Delhi built around 1303 which at present is seen only in ruins with a few remnants due to its poor quality construction as compared to previous fort constructions in India.
2 km · fort in New Dehli, India · Wikipedia - 06Hauz Khas Complex
Hauz Khas Complex in Hauz Khas, South Delhi, India, houses a water tank, an Islamic seminary, a mosque, a tomb, and pavilions built around an urbanized village with a medieval history traced to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign. It was part of Siri, the second medieval city of India of the Delhi Sultanate of Alauddin Khalji Dynasty.
1.5 km · Site in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 07Khirki Masjid
The Khirki Mosque is a former mosque, now in partial ruins, located in Khirki Village, near Satpula, in South Delhi, India. The mosque was built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq of the Tughlaq Dynasty.
2.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lady Shri Ram College is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi.
3.5 km · constituent women's college of the University of Delhi for Social Sciences, Humanities and Commerce · Wikipedia - 09Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, formerly Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, is a central university, located in New Delhi, India.
2.2 km · central university in New Delhi · Wikipedia - 10Dilli Haat
Dilli Haat is a paid-entrance open-air market, food plaza, and craft bazaar located in Delhi. The area is run by Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, and unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent.
2.9 km · permanent open air market · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hauz Khas
- Airports
- Indira Gandhi (DEL), 11 km · Noida (DXN), 57 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 159 km
- Stations
- AIIMS metro station, 2.2 km · Saket metro station, 3 km · Hauz Khas metro station, 500 m · Moolchand metro station, 3.5 km · Dilli Haat - INA metro station, 3.1 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → Hauz Khas44 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · ₹385–480
- Hisar → Hauz Khas158 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · ₹1,160–1,450
- Jaipur → Hauz Khas228 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · ₹1,900–2,370
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- Get inIf driving by car or in a taxi/auto-rickshaw, Mandi Road is the main road of South Delhi and is close to most major attractions.
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Next door to Hauz Khas
Hauz Khas is 8 km from New Delhi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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