Haqiqat Nagar ( hi, हक़ीक़त नगर, ur, حقیقت نگار, pa, ਹਾਕ਼ੀਕ਼ਾਤ ਨਗਰ), also spelled as Hakikat Nagar, is a residential colony in

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located near

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in the

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district. The colony was named famous Hindu leader who attained veergati in Lahore,

Haqiqat Rai Haqiqat Rai Bakhmal Puri (died 1734; pa, हक़ीक़त राय बाख्मल पुरी , ਹਕ਼ੀਕ਼ਤ ਰਾਯ ਬਾਖਮਲ ਪੂਰੀ , ) was an 18th-century martyr from Sialkot, who was executed in Lahore dur ...

, and is one of the sites where refugees from the

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and

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provinces settled. This colony is part of the

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tehsil. The colony is at the crossroads of Mall Road and

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. The

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metro station of

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provides convenient transportation to other parts of Delhi. The colony has around 384 houses, two temples, one

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(Sikh temple), one community center and one co-ed primary school. Haqiqat Nagar is very close to the

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North Campus, and the commercial education centers like

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. This area has got a good market popularly termed as Camp Market; making the area very vibrant and dynamic.

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{{reflist Neighbourhoods in Delhi North West Delhi district