The Capital City - DELHI | Overview | Weather | Metro | Airport | Places To Visit | Food

  Overview
Delhi, formally known as New Delhi is the official National Capital of The republic of India. Delhi is at the heart of India sharing border with two different states being. Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Haryana (HR) and Delhi itself is an union territory.

     The nearby cities connected to New Delhi are classified as the 'National Capital Region' or 'NCR' for short and the total area covered by Delhi and NCR combined is , 1,484 Sq. Km. (573 Sq. Miles). The population of Delhi as per 2011 census is 11 million (approx.) only second in the country to Mumbai. 

      The nickname given to people of Delhi is 'Delhi ke Dilwale' translated to 'hearty people of Delhi'.

Weather 

The weather of the National Capital is an overlap between monsoon-influenced humid subtropical and semi arid with high variation between summer and winter temperatures and precipitation. 

Summer - April, May and June (Hot to very hot, very low to moderate humidity, low to no precipitation)

Monsoon - July, August and September (Hot but bearable when rainy, high to very high humidity, heavy precipitation)

Autumn - October and November (Warm daytime and cool nights, low humidity, low precipitation) 

Winter - December and January (Cool and cold to chilly, medium humidity, medium precipitation)

Spring - February and March (Warm daytime and cool nights, low to medium humidity, medium precipitation)

   
Public Transportation

There are mainly 2 government run and sanctioned ways of transport which interconnect the entire Delhi and the NCR, they are - 
1. The Delhi Metro - It is the heart and soul of public commuters of Delhi and it is known to be the 10th largest metro system in the world in terms of length.

2. The Delhi Transport Corporation Buses or DTC Buses- They are India's first all CNG bus transportation corporation and has the world's largest fleet of CNG powered buses.

Delhi also has 3 major Regional Rapid Transit Systems (RRTS) which connect the capital to nearby places, they are - 
1. Delhi - Alwar via Gurugram (180.50 km)
2. Delhi - Panipat via Sonipat ( 111 km)
3. Delhi- Meerut via Ghaziabad (92.05 km)  
The Indian Railways also functions through Delhi and Delhi has 6 main railway stations and Delhi has its own Suburban Railways, the railway stations are - 

1. New Delhi

2. Old Delhi
3. Hazrat Nizamuddin
4. Anand Vihar
5. Delhi Sarai Rohilla
6.Delhi Cantt.
The Indra Gandhi International Airport is the gateway to the world for the residents of Delhi and nearby places. Situated South-West of Delhi was awarded with the "World's Best Airport" at the Airport Service Quality Awards in 2017. 
Delhi Airport has 3 near parallel runways and over 80 Indian and International Airlines serving the Airport.  

Places to Visit

Delhi has lots of exciting places to visit and Historic Monuments which take you through the heritage.
The list below can be used as suggested list of places to be  visited when in Delhi. 
1. Red Fort - It is a landmark of Delhi. A 17 century mugal built fort which was made using red sandstone and hence the name given, Red Fort. Very popular as The PM delvers the Independence day speech from the ramparts of the fort.  

2. Qutumb Minar - It was built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak after he defeated the  the last hindu rular of Delhi. A five story or 73 meter tower with viewing balconies.
3. Humayun's Tomb - The tomb of Mugual emperor made in red sandstone in the year 1572 with very lush green gardens surrounding it.
4. India Gate along with Rashtrapati Bhawan - India gate is a Arc de Triomphe-style gate which was built in the memory of the brave-hearts who sacrificed their lives in the first world war and has a never ending flame of fire called the 'Amar Jyoti" and straight from there is the President's Palace which is another piece of historic architecture built during the colonial rule.
5. Lotus Temple - This is a religious temple welcoming all religions and is one of its kind with the special lotus like design.  

6. Agrsen ki Baoli - It is a historic stepwell and was built by Maharaja Agrsen of the Mahabharat Era. It is known to be haunted and is a major attraction to adventure tourists.

There are many more attractions which will be updated soon on the blog.

Famous Food of the City

Also when you have made so much effort of actually exploring the city then you should not go hungry from the Capital of the world's largest democracy and the 7th largest country of the world.
Here are some famous dishes and where you can find them -
1. Chole Bhature at Karol Bagh
2. Aloo Tikki at Chandni Chowk
3. Kakori Kebabs at Khan Market
4. Chicken Changezi at Tyre Market
5. Butter Chicken at Pandara Road Market
There are many more other food points all over Delhi which will be updated soon on the Blog.

Here is a video on Delhi from the Incredible India!

Please also check my other articles with the following links - 

Bangalore : https://indcities.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-silicon-valley-of-india-bangalore.html

Mumbai : https://indcities.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-city-of-dreams-mumbai-overview.html

Kolkata : https://indcities.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-city-of-joy-kolkata-overview.html

Hyderabad : https://indcities.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-city-of-nawabs-hyderabad-overview.html 

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