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Old Delhi

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noun

  1. See Delhi

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The November 10 blast erupted near a busy metro station close to the Red Fort in Old Delhi, where the prime minister delivers the annual Independence Day address.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

While the larger roads of Old Delhi are packed with people, it's the quieter side streets where you'll often find the felines.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

But in his free time he runs an Instagram page - Puraani Dilli Waalon ki Baatein or In the Words of Old Delhi.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022

Three of the five hijras whom Banyan met in Old Delhi had been castrated.

From Economist • Sep. 15, 2016

Farīd was the disciple of Kutb-ud-dīn of Old Delhi, who was the disciple of Mūin-ud-dīn of Ajmēr, the greatest of all their saints.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William