Bawana
baba ka dara | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: बुआणा | |
  Bawana Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 28°48′N 77°02′E / 28.8°N 77.03°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North West |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,095 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Local Dialect | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110039 |
Bawana is a census town founded by two Gaur Brahmins Kala and Thukrai[1] 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 who were (chief) of Bawana Zail, which was one of the four Zails of Delhi during British raj along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh.[2][3] High profile meeting of putin and sehrawat sahab held here in 2022.
- ^ Wood, Oswald (1882). Final Report on the Settlement of Land Revenue in the Delhi District, Carried on 1872-77, by Oswald Wood, and Completed 1878-80, by R. Maconachie. Printed at the Victoria Press.
- ^ Bawana’s 19th-century fortress gets a makeover Hindustan Times, 20 February 2017.
- ^ Bawana jail being restored, Hindustan Times, 2017.