Gulmohar Park is a neighbourhood in
South Delhi
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. This park lies between
Hauz Khas and Gautam Nagar and is named after the red-flowered Gulmohar trees (''
Delonix regia
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'') growing inside. The nearby residential colony is known as Gulmohar Park Journalists' Colony or simply Gulmohar Park for short, and was established by a group of journalists in the 1970s and is today home to business people, senior lawyers and cine star
Amitabh Bachchan
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's Delhi residence.
Gulmohar Park is surrounded by Balbir Saxena Marg and
Hauz Khas to the south,
Yusuf Sarai,
Gulmohar enclave and Gautam Nagar to the west, Neeti Bagh to the north and August Kranti Marg and
Siri Fort to the east.
The colony covers and has 13 parks inside. It is divided into four blocks (A, B, C and D) and also contains a DDA market and a residents' club (Gulmohar Club). Inside the colony is a police post, part of the
Defence Colony Police Station.
Points of interest
Nearby landmarks include
Siri Fort Auditorium,
Siri Fort Sports Complex,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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,
National Institute of Fashion Technology, HUDCO Place and
Yusuf Sarai Community Centre.
Accessibility
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of , (Terminal 1 – Domestic) is 12.9 km from Gulmohar Park.
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of , (Terminal 2 – International) is 19.87 km from Gulmohar Park.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is 9.98 km from Gulmohar Park
See also
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List of parks in Delhi
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References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101005042054/http://gulmoharclub.com/
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Parks in Delhi
Neighbourhoods in Delhi