South Delhi district

Worth seeing in and around South Delhi district

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.

   2.3 km · public central university in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1.3 km · public research university located in Delhi · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3.5 km · mosque gateway in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Rail Museum

   The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977.

   3.5 km · rail museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi · 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.

   4 km · medieval mosque in Delhi associated with the myth of Jamali Kamali and djinns · Wikipedia
6. 06
   South Asian University

   South Asian University is an international university sponsored by the eight Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The eight countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

   3.5 km · international university in India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Siri 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.

   3.1 km · fort in New Dehli, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Khirki 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.

   3.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   1.8 km · central university in New Delhi · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hauz 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.

    0 m · Site in Delhi, India · Wikipedia

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Getting to South Delhi district

Airports

Indira Gandhi (DEL), 9 km · Noida (DXN), 59 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 158 km

Stations

Safdarjung Airport, 3.6 km · AIIMS metro station, 2.1 km · Saket metro station, 3.9 km · Hauz Khas metro station, 1.9 km · Jor Bagh metro station, 4 km

• Gautam Buddha Nagar → South Delhi district

  36 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · ₹305–380
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• Hisar → South Delhi district

  144 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ₹1,030–1,290
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• Jaipur → South Delhi district

  221 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · ₹1,640–2,060
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