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New Delhi is the capital city of India, located in northern central India. It serves as the seat of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Indian government. New Delhi has a population of over 17 million and is one of the fastest growing cities in India. It has become a large, cosmopolitan city that is a center for business, technology, healthcare and real estate investment. Delhi has a long history serving as the capital for major empires that ruled South Asia, including the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, leaving the city with many historic sites from that era.

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Delhi City Profile

New Delhi is the capital city of India, located in northern central India. It serves as the seat of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Indian government. New Delhi has a population of over 17 million and is one of the fastest growing cities in India. It has become a large, cosmopolitan city that is a center for business, technology, healthcare and real estate investment. Delhi has a long history serving as the capital for major empires that ruled South Asia, including the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, leaving the city with many historic sites from that era.

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Delhi City Profile

New Delhi is the capital city of India. As the national capital, New Delhi is the seat of
executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the Government of India. It also serves
as the centre of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is
situated within the metropolis of Delhi and is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union
Territory.
Delhi is a fastest growing metro in India. Today, it comprises of over 17 million
inhabitants living and working here. With a wide area of 1483 sq. km, Delhi has turn into
a vast city.
Delhi is the third largest city in India and now the most preferred city in terms of
investments, industrialization, Information Technology, Healthcare, Real Estate, etc.
The culture of Delhi reflects the rich heritage of the past coupled with the influence of
modern lifestyle. Delhi has always been a cosmopolitan city where one would find
people from all parts of India. Overall, Delhi is a very multi-linguist and multi-cultured
society which has now opened itself to embracing every new custom and tradition.
Delhi, city and national capital territory, north-central India. The city of Delhi actually
consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city; and New Delhi, in
the south, since 1947 the capital of India, built in the first part of the 20th century as the
capital of British India.
The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna
matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic
Mahabharata; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient
built environment. From the early 13th-century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the
capital of two major empires, the Delhi sultanate and the Mughal Empire, which covered
large parts of South Asia. All three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city, the Qutub
Minar, Humayun's Tomb, and the Red Fort belong to this period.

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