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New Delhi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Predominantly an administrative center, it was constructed between 1912 and 1929 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata ) as capital of British India; New Delhi was officially inaugurated in 1931. The city is also a transportation hub and trade center with manufactures in electronics, automobile parts, engineering products, and electrical appliances. Designed by architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, New Delhi has broad, symmetrically aligned streets that... Read more
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... more than 90% of the population. New Delhi , the capital of India, and Delhi ... within 50 sq mi (130 sq km) S of New Delhi are more important dynastic remains ... 000), on the Yamuna River, adjoins New Delhi in the east central part of the state ... Read more
New Delhi
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... the Yamuna River , south of Old Delhi in Delhi capital territory. Built from ... convoluted street plan of Old Delhi, New Delhi has an orderly, diagonal pattern ... museums, and research centres. New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi Read more

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