Hauz Khas | |
|---|---|
District Subdivision | |
  Hauz Khas Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates:28°32′50″N77°12′14″E / 28.5471°N 77.2040°E /28.5471; 77.2040 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South Delhi |
| Established | 1300s to 1400s |
| Founded by | Allauddin Khilji |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,English,Punjabi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 011 |
Hauz Khas is a neighborhood inSouth Delhi, its heart being the historicHauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval 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 byGreen Park,SDA (Sri Aurobindo Marg) to the west,Gulmohar Park (Balbir Saxena Marg) towards the north, Sarvapriya Vihar (Outer Ring Road) towards the south andAsiad Village (August Kranti Marg) andSiri Fort to the east.
Hauz Khas is also home to various diplomatic missions such as the ones ofAlbania,Iraq,Guinea Bissau,Burundi, andNorth Macedonia. Historically Hauz Khas was known asHauz-e-Alai and is the place whereKhusro Khan of Delhi Sultanate was defeated by Ghazi Malik (Governor of Dipalpur) in 1320.
Hauz Khas is witnessing the growth of trendy shops and lodgings.[1] It is now becoming the center for domestic and international tourists and backpackers. The area also is home to historical monuments and has easy access to theDelhi Metro, making it a preferred location for many visitors to India and domestic middle-class visitors from other Indian states. The area attracts young tourists with numeroushostels andcafes.[2][3]
Hauz Khas is named after an ancient water reservoir by the same name, now part of the extensiveHauz Khas Complex. InUrdu language, 'Hauz' means "water tank" (or lake) and 'Khas' means "royal", giving it the meaning — the "Royal tank". The large water tank or reservoir was first built byAlauddin Khalji (r. 1296–1316) (the plaque displayed at the site records this fact) to supply water to the inhabitants ofSiri Fort.[4]
It was developed during the 1960s byDLF (company) (Delhi Land & Finance Ltd.) as Hauz Khas Enclave. Later it was made a district of South Delhi encompassing some more neighboring areas.
Hauz Khas (Enclave) as known, consists of A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, P, Q, R, X, Y, and Z Blocks.
E block is the Main market here and lies in the middle of the colony. It includes amulti-level parking lot. G block and Aurobindo Market are other markets close by.
Mayfair Gardens is an independent small private colony inside Hauz Khas, neighboured by Padmini Enclave.
Hauz Khas has some of the largest green areas in Delhi, namelyDeer Park andRose garden.
It is near the two major hospitals in Delhi,AIIMS andSafdarjung Hospital.
As Hauz Khas now is administered as a district, it is also known as a reference for other areas like Mayfair Gardens, Padmini Enclave, Safdarjung Enclave, Hauz Khas Village, Kalu Sarai,IIT Delhi,ISI Delhi, Shahpur Jat, Asiad Village, Katwaria Sarai and institutional areas like on Sirifort Road and Aurobindo Marg.
Hauz Khas village is a historic habitation around the region of theHauz Khas Complex, dating to much before establishment ofSouth Delhi city. It existed as an urban village at the edge of the larger Hauz Khas area, developed byDLF after the 1960s. The village area started getting modernised in the mid-1980s when designer boutiques of fashion designers likeBina Ramani (Once Upon a Time), started moving in.[5][6] Then, in the late 1990s, restaurants started coming up in the area, today it has around 50 restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes.[7][8]
The success of Hauz Khas village has led to the development ofShahpur Jat and Lado Sarai as fashion and design markets also in the South Delhi area.[5][9]
Historical Places like the Hauz Khas Complex which consists of the Hauz Khas Lake or Royal Tank, amosque and atomb, all from the time of theKhalji dynasty. Neeli Masjid andChor Minar, where the heads of executed thieves (chor) would be put on display in the earlier days, lie inside the colony.
Nearby landmarks includeSiri Fort Auditorium,Siri Fort Sports Complex, HUDCO Place andYusuf Sarai Community Centre.
Hauz Khas is witnessing the growth of trendy shops and lodgings.[10] It is now becoming the center for domestic and international tourists and backpackers. The area also is home to historical monuments and has easy access to theDelhi Metro, making it a preferred location for many visitors to India and domestic middle-class visitors from other Indian states. The area attracts young tourists with numerous hiphostels andcafes.[2][3]
The domestic terminal ofIndira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 1) is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Hauz Khas while the international terminal (Terminal 3) is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi).
Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away.
TheHauz Khas Metro Station (Yellow andMagenta Lines) is situated towards the Outer Ring Road.
The Hauz Khas Bus Stand is also situated towards the Outer Ring Road.
Hauz Khas houses engineering and management colleges like theIndian Institute of Technology Delhi and theIndian Institute of Foreign Trade. Hauz Khas also houses the fashion collegeNational Institute of Fashion Technology.
Hauz Khas also contains private schools such as Laxman Public School and General Raj's School and a school run by the Aurobindo societyMother's International School withSahoday Senior Secondary School. Due to the nearby location of theIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi, the area of Kalu Sarai has developed into an educational hub, with many privatecram schools, for helping students pass the admission tests ofIndian Institutes of Technology andAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, and prestigious exams likeKishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana,National Talent Search Examination,International Mathematics Olympiad, and other competitive tests conducted inIndia. It also housesInstitute of Home Economics, which is a college ofUniversity of Delhi. St. Anthony's senior secondary school[11]
Fastbooktrip, Institute of Home Economics, Gaudiya Math, Panchshila Club,Chor Minar, IDGAH,DDA Sarvpriya Vihar Park
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