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khilji lake (Delhi)

India / Delhi / Dilli Cantonment / Delhi / Hauz Khas Village, deer park
 lake, pond
lovely little lake in middle of the Deer Park
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Coordinates:   28°33'17"N   77°11'31"E

Comments

  • RAJA MUBSHER (guest)
    VERY NICE
  • Vishal Bondwal (guest)
    The historical name is Hauz-i-Alai ("water tank built by Alai"(Alauddin Khilji)). It was built ~1300 AD by Khilji. However, it was restored and desilted by Firoz Shah Tughlaq over 50 years later, from when it came to be called Hauz Khas (Royal Tank).
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