Delhi region
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The Delhi region is a historic cultural and political heartland of northern India centered on the city of Delhi and its surrounding areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delhi region canonical | 19 |
| Delhi division | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
location of the Parliament of India
ⓘ
location of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ seat of the Government of India ⓘ |
| climate |
humid subtropical climate with hot summers
ⓘ
influenced by semi-arid conditions ⓘ |
| contains |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
ⓘ
parts of Haryana ⓘ parts of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| containsLandmarks |
Akshardham Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Akshardham Temple (Delhi)
Humayun's Tomb ⓘ India Gate ⓘ Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ Lotus Temple ⓘ Qutb Minar ⓘ
surface form:
Qutub Minar complex
Rashtrapati Bhavan ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicRole | major commercial hub of northern India ⓘ |
| hasCoreCity |
Delhi
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| heritageStatus | contains multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ |
| historicalCapitalRole |
capital of several North Indian empires
ⓘ
capital region of British India (from 1911) ⓘ national capital region of the Republic of India ⓘ seat of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ seat of the Mughal Empire for long periods ⓘ |
| historicalEvents |
Partition of India population movements in 1947
ⓘ
establishment of multiple cities named Delhi over centuries ⓘ foundation of New Delhi as imperial capital in 1911 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense urbanization
ⓘ
historic monuments ⓘ multicultural population ⓘ political significance in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| majorLanguages |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| overlapsWith |
National Capital Region of India
ⓘ
surface form:
National Capital Region (India)
|
| partOf | Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ |
| religiousDiversity |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| transportRole | major transportation hub of northern India ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Yamuna
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamuna River
|
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lodi dynasty
this entity surface form:
Delhi division