Hauz Khas

Hauz Khas (Hindi: हौज खास) is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. It is centrally located and offers both rural (Hauz Khas Village) and urban (Hauz Khas Enclave, Market) environments.

Hauz Khas is surrounded by Green Park, SDA (Sri Aurobindo Marg) to the west, Gulmohar Park (Balbir Saxena Marg) towards the north, Sarvapriya Vihar (Outer Ring Road) towards the south and Asiad Village (August Kranti Marg) and Siri Fort) to the east.

Hauz Khas is also home to various diplomatic missions such as the ones of Albania, Iraq, Guinea Bissau, Burundi and Macedonia. Some well-known people like cricketer Virender Sehwag live here.

History

Hauz Khas is named after an ancient water reservoir by the same name, now part of the extensive Hauz Khas Complex. In Urdu language, 'Hauz’ means “water tank” (or lake) and ‘Khas’ means “royal”, giving it the meaning — the “Royal tank”. The large water tank or reservoir was first built by Allauddin Khilji (r. 1296–1316) (the plaque displayed at the site records this fact) to supply water to the inhabitants of Siri Fort.

Hauz Khas metro station

The Hauz Khas (Hindi: हौज़ खास) Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It serves Hauz Khas Enclave, Sarvapriya Vihar, Vijay Mandal Enclave and IIT Campus. The entrance to the station is located on Outer Ring Road, to the east of Aurobindo Marg and to the west of Khelgaon Marg.

It has an entrance just outside Laxman Public School (for Sarvapriya Vihar). Since May 2013, due to construction for Magenta line of Delhi Metro, Gate No. 1 has been closed. It will reopen once the new line goes operational.

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Hauz

Hauz is a village in Aravan District of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan with population of 1,565 (2009).

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