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Don't let your first impressions of Delhi stick like a sacred cow in a traffic jam: get behind the madcap façade and discover the inner peace of a city rich with culture, architecture and human diversity, deep with history and totally addictive to epicureans.
Both Old and New Delhi exert a beguiling charm on visitors. Lose yourself unwinding the secrets of the city's Mughal past in the labyrinthine streets of Old Delhi before emerging into the wide open spaces of imperial New Delhi, with its ordered governmental vistas and generous leafy avenues.
Travel Warning: Heightened Alert
On 3 December 2007, Indian authorities placed New Delhi under a heightened terrorism alert, the result of an increased threat of attacks in major cities across the country. Travellers should expect an increased police presence in the city.
severity: Mid-level alert
Fast Facts
Population
13,800,000
Currency
Name: Indian Rupee
Code: INR
Symbol: Rs
Electrical Plugs
230-240V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Kashmiri, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu
Essential: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +5.5
Country Dialing Code
+91
Weights & Measures
Metric
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