Mehrauli

Worth seeing in and around Mehrauli

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.

1. 01
   Jawaharlal 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.

   3.4 km · public central university in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Indira Gandhi National Open University

   Indira Gandhi National Open University is a central open and distance learning university located in Delhi, India. Named after the former prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of ₹20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985.

   3.5 km · distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Indian 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.

   3.4 km · public research university located in Delhi · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Alai 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.

   1.2 km · mosque gateway in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jamali 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.

   1 km · medieval mosque in Delhi associated with the myth of Jamali Kamali and djinns · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shri 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.

   2.9 km · central university in New Delhi · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Chhatarpur Temple

   Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peeth is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Katyayani. The entire complex of the temple is spread over a wide area of 28 hectares.

   2.5 km · Hindu temple in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Qila Rai Pithora

   Qila Rai Pithora or Lal Kot is a fortified complex in present-day Delhi, which includes the Qutb Minar complex.

   2.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hijron Ka Khanqah

   The Hijron Ka Khanqah is a Sufi Khanqah complex, comprising a mosque and tombs, located in Mehrauli, South Delhi, India. Built in the 15th century, it is one of the many monuments located in the Mehrauli village within the archeological park.

   700 m · mosque in India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Rajon Ki Baoli

    Rajon ki Baoli, also referred as Rajon ki Bain, is a famous stepwell in Mehrauli Archaeological Park of Delhi, India. It was commissioned by Daulat Khan Lodi in 1506 CE, an administrator of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

    800 m · Famous Stepwell in Mehrauli archaeological site, Delhi, India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Mehrauli

Airports

Indira Gandhi (DEL), 9 km · Noida (DXN), 57 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 158 km

Stations

Chhatarpur metro station, 1.1 km · Ghitorni metro station, 3.7 km · Qutab Minar metro station, 900 m · Saket metro station, 2.4 km · Sultanpur metro station, 2.4 km

• Gautam Buddha Nagar → Mehrauli

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · ₹385–480
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• Hisar → Mehrauli

  158 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · ₹1,160–1,450
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• Jaipur → Mehrauli

  225 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · ₹1,890–2,360
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