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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mehram Nagar <br />
| native_name = मेहरम नगर<br />
| native_name_lang = hi<br />
| other_name <br />
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| jaat village <br />
| settlement_type = Suburb<br />
| image_skyline =<br />
| image_alt = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Delhi<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|33|53|N|77|7|8|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Delhi]]<br />
| established_title = 1639<br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = [[Delhi Development Authority]] (DDA)<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 110010<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 011<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Central Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Central Delhi]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = DDA<br />
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[[File:Ruins of pavilion near Mahram nagar or IGI Airport.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Ruins of pavilion at [[Mehram Serai]] near [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Terminal-1]].]]<br />
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'''Mehram Nagar''', a 17th-century village, lies north-east of [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Terminal-1]] in [[Delhi]] state of India.<br />
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==History==<br />
Mehram Nagar village, Meharm Bazaar and [[Mehram Serai]] were established in 1639 by a eunuch Mehram Khan,<ref name=mehr1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/17th-century-caravanserai-falls-into-ruin-as-delhi-govt-defence-ministry-squabble/story-3qFH6tUbwzQdoCuSHs8vfP.html "17th century inn lies in ruin as Delhi govt, defence ministry squabble."], [[Hindustan Times]], 23 Nov 2017.</ref> who was incharge of mughal harem during the reign of [[Shah Jahan]].<ref name=mehr3>Francis Gladwin, 1788, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=GINfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA62&dq=mehram+serai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-2Kf7ktTXAhWBMI8KHTeEC0IQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=mehram%20serai&f=false "The History of Hindostan, during the reigns of Jehángir, Sháhjehán, and Aurungzebe."].</ref><br />
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[[Archaeological Survey of India]] board in the village mentions several monuments, including the old darwaza (gate), mosque and serai that were built by the mughals, such as Mehram Khan (harem keeper of Jahangir), [[Shah Jahan]] and his son [[Aurangzeb]] in 1660 CE.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/17th-century-caravanserai-falls-into-ruin-as-delhi-govt-defence-ministry-squabble/story-3qFH6tUbwzQdoCuSHs8vfP.html A November 2017 report on Mehram Nagar and Serai]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Tourism in Delhi]]<br />
* [[Delhi Sultanate]]<br />
* [[History of Delhi]]<br />
* [[Timeline of Delhi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tourism in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Ruins in India]]<br />
[[Category:Government buildings completed in the 17th century]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in South Delhi district]]<br />
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