About New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district.
Source: Wikipedia
Essential Information
Currency
Indian rupee (INR)
Symbol: ₹
Language
English
Also: Hindi, Tamil
Phone Code
+91
International dialing code for India
Driving
Drive on the left
Standard for India
Region
Asia
Southern Asia
Safety in New Delhi
Low Safety (Global Peace Index: 2.578)
About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
3 protected sites near New Delhi
Things to See in New Delhi
20 landmarks and points of interest
Chor Minar
Tower of Thieves, 13th-century minaret in Delhi, India
Fatehpuri Masjid
mosque in India
Ghalib ki Haveli
Ghalib's residence
Kalindi Kunj
park
Khair-ul-Manzil
mosque in India
Khirki Masjid
mosque in India
Lal Masjid, Delhi
mosque in India
Moth Ki Masjid
mosque in India
Moti Masjid
mosque in India
Moti Masjid, Delhi
mosque in India
Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden
monument and museum in Uttar Pradesh, India
St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral Hauz Khas
church in New Delhi, India
Source: Wikidata
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