Old Delhi
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6600, 77.2300
Get the Old Delhi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Delhi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Old Delhi
Chandni Chowk 0.6 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
St James' Church, Delhi 0.6 km
Built by James Skinner of the yellow-coated horse, in thanks for surviving a battlefield.
Ghalib ki Haveli 0.7 km
The poet's house in Ballimaran, a doorway and two rooms, saved after long being a coal store.
Fatehpuri Masjid 0.8 km
The mosque at the far end of Chandni Chowk from the Red Fort, built by one of Shah Jahan's wives.
Nigambodh Ghat 0.8 km
The oldest cremation ground on the Yamuna.
Salimgarh Fort 1.0 km
Built in 1546 by Sher Shah Suri's son, on what was then an island in the Yamuna.
Jama Masjid 1.1 km
Shah Jahan's last great commission, a courtyard that holds twenty five thousand people and a view over the old city.
Red Fort 1.2 km
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
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Questions
Where is Old Delhi?
Old Delhi is in Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chandni Chowk (0.6 km), St James' Church, Delhi (0.6 km), Ghalib ki Haveli (0.7 km).
How do I get the Old Delhi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Delhi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Old Delhi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.