| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011485 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Gateway |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Hauz Khas |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Adhchini |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 13th - 14th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1250-51 A.D |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | To the west of Arobindo Market, Adhchini Village |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 32 14 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 11 51 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx.2.9 km from Hauz Khas metro station via Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg on the way to Arbindo Marg. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Hauz Khas |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna on the East and Delhi Ridge on the West. Delhi Ridge is a northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | This is the entrance to the Dargah of Bibi Zulaikha who was the mother of the revered saint Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya. The gateway is probably contemporaneous with the grave of Bibi Zulaikha. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Structure has worked as gateway for famous Dargah of Bibi Zulaikha. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Khilji - खिलजी |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The gateway has pointed arch opening and probably the only original structure surviving of the enclosure. The gateway is unusually low and the random rubble masonry walls of the original enclosure still exist on the west. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The material used for construction is random rubble masonry, local stone and ceramic tiles. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | It is served as the main entrance to the Dargah of Mai Sahiba. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Monuments of Delhi, Vol-3 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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