Why is the capital of India called New Delhi? What is Delhi?

The capital of India is sometimes called "New Delhi" and sometimes "Delhi", because Delhi was originally an ancient capital, and then a new city was expanded next to it, which was called New Delhi to distinguish it from the old Delhi. There is an Indian Gate between New Delhi and Old Delhi. New Delhi is in the south and Old Delhi is in the north.

In fact, Old Delhi and New Delhi are completely linked. Indians usually call the capital "Delhi" instead of "New Delhi". Delhi is located in the northwest of India, 77 degrees east longitude and 28 degrees north latitude, near the south of the West Himalayas. Yamuna river, a tributary of the Ganges River, flows slowly from the east of the city. On the other side of the river is the vast Ganges Plain.

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Delhi is an important city in northern India. One is Shahan Janabad or Old Delhi. Located on the west bank of Yamuna River, directly under the central area of Delhi, and adjacent to the Delhi Mountains in the west. Area 1484 square kilometers, customarily including New Delhi and Delhi barracks. Its political status is directly under the jurisdiction of the federal government, and it is called "Delhi National Capital Jurisdiction".

Delhi metropolis includes three municipalities directly under the central government, namely Delhi, New Delhi and Delhi Kan, and has 2 14 villages under its jurisdiction. 198 1 population is 5710.3 million, including 2710.9 million in New Delhi. 1997 The total population of new and old Delhi is 1 130000. In 20 15, the population of Delhi was 25.7 million, including New Delhi13.37 million.

There are different opinions about the origin of the name "Delhi". Some scholars believe that Delhi evolved from the name of Drew, a king of the Peacock Dynasty, and was a sound change of Drew. Another scholar believes that this city was famous for Indra Prost in the 10 century BC.

The King of Engelba once renamed it Lalagede and built many iron columns. Because the iron column is unstable, although it is reinforced, it is still not loose. "Not firm" is pronounced as "ladder" in Hindi. Therefore, the city is named after "Ladder" (Delhi).

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