Satpula (Delhi)

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Satpula is a remarkable ancient water harvesting dam or weir located about 800 m (2,625 ft) east of the Khirki Masjid that is integral to the compound wall of the medieval fourth city of the Jahanpanah in Delhi, with its construction credited to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughlaq.The objective of building the weir was for providing water for irrigation and also, as a part of the city wall, to provide defence security to the city against attacking armies. Satpula is a usage in Urdu and Hindi languages, which literally means “seven bridges”. Another similar Bridge is near Nizamuddin East, also a Fly over named Barapula Connects Lodhi Colony with Sarai Kale Khan on Ring road.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satpula
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Coordinates:   28°31'53"N   77°13'24"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago