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Karol Bagh, also spelled as Qarol Bagh ((ヒンディー語:क़रोल बाग़), (パンジャーブ語:ਕ਼ਰੋਲ ਬਾਗ਼), , ), is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Delhi, India, known for its shopping streets, like the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road. It is one of the three administrative subdivisions, of the Central Delhi district, of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, with the other two being, Darya Ganj and Paharganj. It was also home to the Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency till it was abolished in 2008, now it is a Legislative Assembly of Delhi segment of the New Delhi constituency. ==History== In the 1920s, residents of villages like Madhoganj, Jaisingh Pura and Raja ka Bazaar evacuated to build Connaught Place and nearby areas, were relocated in Karol Bagh to the West, then a rocky area populated by trees and wild, bushes. The area was primarily residential with a large Muslim population until the exodus of many Muslims to Pakistan and an influx of refugees from West Punjab after partition in 1947, many of whom were traders. There remains a sizeable Marathi, Tamil-speaking population. Karol Bagh was also home to a large Bengali community, and has one of the oldest Durga Puja in the city, though their numbers have now increased many folds most of them working as jewelers. Several incidents were reported at Karol Bagh in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, including burning of shops. Karol Bagh was the target of a terrorist attack in October 2008 when a there was a bomb blast in Ghaffar Market. Noted residential places in Karol Bagh are Reghar Pura and Beadon Pura's Famous Temple Baba Ramdev ji.(named after an English officer), Dev Nagar, Bapa Nagar, W.E.A. In Karol Bagh there is also a wholesale garments market known as Tank Road. It came into existence with few shopkeepers in the end of the 1980s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karol Bagh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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