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Najafgarh
Sign in to saveNajafgarh is a town in the South West Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is one of the three subdivisions of the South West Delhi district. Najafgarh is located on the outskirts of NCT Delhi in south western part of Delhi sharing its territory limits with Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh, in Haryana.
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Place details
- Locality
- Delhi
- Region
- Delhi
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,365,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- South West Delhi district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- postal code
- 110043
- Commons category
- Najafgarh
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- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Government and politics
- Delhi Legislative Assembly
- Transport
- Landmarks
- Notable people
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Najafgarh is a town in the South West Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is one of the three subdivisions of the South West Delhi district. Najafgarh is located on the outskirts of NCT Delhi in south western part of Delhi sharing its territory limits with Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh, in Haryana.
==History== thumb|140px|right|Mirza Najaf Khan, after whom Najafgarh is named 200px|The Battle of Najafgarh|thumb|right Before the foundation of modern Najafgarh, the site was occupied by the town of ''Mas'ūdābād''. Mas'ūdābād was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana in sarkar Delhi. It was assessed at 2,809,156 dams in revenue and supplied a force of 30 cavalry and 30 infantry. It was described as having an old brick fort and a prominent Jat population.
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