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Lotus Temple
A striking Bahá'í House of Worship shaped like a lotus flower, open to people of all faiths.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Greater Noida
Uttar Pradesh, India · Asia
About Greater Noida
Greater Noida is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Dādri, 34km from Red Fort.
Greater Noida is in Uttar Pradesh, India, with about 290,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Dādri, about 7 km away.
Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was created as an extension of the area under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976. Situated 40.2 km (25.0 mi) southeast of the Center of the capital city New Delhi, it takes around 30Read more
minutes to travel between the cities via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The city is administered by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA). Greater Noida is being developed as Metro Centre providing for quality urban environment, to attract economic activities and population to decongest Delhi. It provides for planning, Developing, Regulating and Operations under a Single Authority-GNIDA.
Noida was one of several planned cities developed in the 1980s to address rapid population growth in metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. However, population growth in Noida surpassed early projections, prompting the Government of Uttar Pradesh to plan an extension of the city — later developed as Greater Noida.
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What is there to see near Greater Noida?
Within an hour or so of Greater Noida: Lotus Temple (28 km), Akshardham Temple (28 km), Humayun's Tomb (30 km), India Gate (33 km).
Where is Greater Noida?
Greater Noida is in Uttar Pradesh, India, about 7 km from Dādri.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 293,908
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 28.4962, 77.5360
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Worth the detour from Greater Noida
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Akshardham Temple
A massive Hindu temple complex in Delhi showcasing 10,000 years of Indian culture through intricate carvings.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Humayun's Tomb
The first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent, this Mughal masterpiece inspired the design of the Taj Mahal a century later.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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India Gate
A 42-meter war memorial arch on the Rajpath ceremonial boulevard honoring 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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National Museum New Delhi
India's premier museum with over 200,000 works spanning 5,000 years of Indian cultural heritage.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Red Fort
A massive red sandstone fort in Delhi that served as the main residence of Mughal emperors for nearly 200 years.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Qutub Minar
The tallest brick minaret in the world at 72.5 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 12th century with intricate carvings.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Karim's, Jama Masjid
A Mughlai institution in a courtyard off Gali Kababian behind Jama Masjid, run by the same family since 1913 and descended from cooks of the last Mughal court. Known for mutton burra and nihari.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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