Why visit Bawāna
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Bawana, Delhi).
Weather in Bawāna
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About Bawāna
Bawana is a census town founded by two Gaur Brahmins Kala and Thukrai in the North West district of Delhi, India. It houses the Bawana Fortress of Zail (also called Bawana Tehsil), a Zail headquarter built by the Chief of the Bawana Zail, which was one of the four Zails of Delhi during British Raj along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh.
From the Wikipedia article Bawana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Bawana, Delhi)
Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km
Bawana - Auchandi Border Road, Bawana Village
sunrise-sunset
Bada Gol Chakkar (Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi)
Park · 2.1 km
Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi
Chota Gol Chakkar (Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi
Park · 1.5 km
Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
Ganga Toli Mandir (Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi)
Place of worship · Hindu · 2.6 km
Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi
Gas and EV charging1
History
Bawana Zail was established in 1860w during British Raj in Bawana, and Bawana itself was established in 1168. of Taoru came to settle here, after spending some time in Mehrauli, and they eventually influential enough to become chaudhary (chief) of the area. The Zaildar built the Bawana Fortress in the 1860s as the headquarter of Bawana Zail (revenue unit) with 3 villages of Bawana, Alipur and Kanjhawala under its authority. It was one of the four Zails within colonial era Delhi district, along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh. Fortress has an arched gateway, a courtyard surrounded by corridors, has two rooms in the extreme corner on the left used as jail for the revenue defaulters who failed to pay the Zamindari tax, and next to jail rooms a small staircase leads to the terrace with guard post bastions on all four corners. Old water well dried up and its water also turned saline.
"From the zails of Bawana, Kanjhaola, and Alipur, 1,231 men went to the great war (first World War, 1914-1919). Of these, 81 gave up their lives."
From the History section of Bawana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Vaid Pandit Khusi Ram Sarvodaya Boys Sr. Sec. School (Nangal Thakran, Delhi)
School · 3.3 km
Dada Maldev Road, Nangal
Healthcare10
Map of Bawāna
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Getting there and nearby towns
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Bahadurgarh 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Najafgarh 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Delhi Cantonment 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Delhi 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- New Delhi 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Gurugram 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Noida 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Chhatarpur 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Ghāziābād 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Rohtak 45 km west, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mohd hashim, Mohd Ali Faruk Hashim, CC BY-SA 4.0
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