Shahdara
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Shahdara शाहदरा |
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 Shahdara
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| Coordinates: 28°40′54″N 77°16′16″E / 28.6816°N 77.271°ECoordinates: 28°40′54″N 77°16′16″E / 28.6816°N 77.271°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Delhi |
| District | North East Delhi and East Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | East Delhi Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 110032 |
| Telephone code | 011-2232, 011-2238, 011-2230 |
| Vehicle registration | DL-13 |
| Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | North East Delhi and East Delhi |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation of Delhi (North and East) |
Shahdara, is a geographical region in the city of Delhi, India, situated on the banks of Yamuna river. It is one of the oldest localities of Delhi and integral to what is known as Purani Dilli (Old Delhi). Shahdara has eight union councils.
In Urdu, Shahdara means "door of kings". The origin of the name lies in two Persian words: shah meaning "kings" and dara, a door or entrance. Shahdara was established by a Mughal king.
Shahdara developed around a chhota bazaar (small market) called Chandrawali village dating to the 16th century CE. During ancient times, it was used as a passage from Meerut to Delhi. After Chandni Chowk, Shahdara is the among the oldest suburbs of Delhi. In the 18th century CE, Shahdara had grain warehouses and whoIesale grain markets which supplied the Paharganj grain market, across the Yamuna river.
Shahdara contains two municipal council zones (Shahdara north and Shahdara south)
Shahdara is the fourth station on Line 1 (Red Line) of the Delhi Metro. The Cross River Mall contains Shops, Cafes, Restaurants and a Movie Theatre. The Vikas Cine Mall contains an Indian Bank branch and a Movie Theatre.
Shahdara is the location of the Sai Mandir (Sai temple). The Akshardham is a temple and a centre of cultural and historical art exhibition. There are also mosques, churches, gurdwaras, and, buddhist and jain temples existing in religious tolerance.
New Modern Shahdara has two parts: New Modern Shahdara (Budh Bazar) Mandoli Road and New Modern Shahdara II. There is the DDA road and the Shashi public sec. school and City convent school. The pin code of this area is 110032. It comes under the jurisdiction of Mansrovar park police station, and has the Shahdara post office. Area New Modern Shahdara II. It is situated in Chandrawali village dating to the 16th century CE. There are 14 streets.
Naveen Shahdara is near the Shahdara metro station and behind the Shyam Lal College. It is an affluent area with parks, schools, colleges
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