Yusuf Sarai is a locality in

South Delhi South Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India with its headquarters in Saket. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saket, Hauz Khas, and Mehrauli. It is bounded by t ...

. It lies on the

Sri Aurobindo Marg Sri Aurobindo Marg or Aurobindo Marg, is an important South Delhi north-south arterial road connecting historic Safdarjung's Tomb to Qutab Minar. The road is named for Sri Aurobindo Ghosh; the Delhi campus of Sri Aurobindo Ashram is located on ...

close to

AIIMS, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, also known as AIIMS Delhi, is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Min ...

, and accommodates both residential as well as market places . It is named after historic Yusuf Sarai, one of many sarais (inns or rest houses) which were built in area during and

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

period, including, Katwaria Sarai, Lado Sarai, Sheikh Sarai and Kallu Sarai .{{cite web , title = Daud Ki Sarai: An archeological treasure trove , url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Daud-Ki-Sarai-An-archeological-treasure-trove/Article1-1095824.aspx , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130721181622/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Daud-Ki-Sarai-An-archeological-treasure-trove/Article1-1095824.aspx , url-status = dead , archive-date = 21 July 2013 , date=21 July 2013 , access-date = 2013-08-07 , publisher = Hindustan Times

History

The main road in this area is

. It is on the stretch between AIIMS and

Safdarjung Hospital Safdarjung Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital, and the largest central government hospital in India if measured by bed strength. It is associated with Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and located in the heart of New Delhi on the Ring Road, ...

on one end and Green Park Metro Station on the other. The stretch has shops on either side. On one side, it leads to 'Mandir of Shiv Ji maharaj built by Ch. Prabhu dayal & Ch.khubi ram jat & now this place around this mandir is famous as Mandir wali Gali, a flea market and on the other side, a road leads to Niti Park. The area is termed as an urban village. Yusuf Sarai is famous for guest houses since 1908, one can find cheap and nice Place to stay here rooms ranging from Rs. 400 onwards (subject to change) and some Pocket Friendly Local Dhaba's also here to eat some Pure vegetarian restaurants also available here. The people come from other states of India and outside India to AIIMS (famous Hospital) just 1 km from Yusuf Sarai and they stay here in Yusuf Sarai.

Transport

The nearest station of

Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-cod ...

Green Park Green Park, officially The Green Park, is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is in the southern part – the core part – of the City of Westminster, Central London, but before that zone was extended to the north, to take in Maryleb ...

on Yellow Line.

Delhi Transport Corporation Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is the main public transport operator of Delhi. It is the largest CNG-powered bus service operator in the world. History The Delhi Transport Corporation was incorporated in May 1948 by the Indian governmen ...

(DTC) Buses also available here for some of local places in Delhi.

Adjoining areas

* Ansari Nagar * Gautam nagar * Green Park extn. *

Gulmohar enclave Gulmohar Enclave is a posh neighborhood in South Delhi. It is adjacent to Gulmohar Park. It is a colony of 300 apartments and was constructed in 1983 by the Delhi Development Authority. It is now owned by the residents. Gulmohar Enclave is loc ...

Gulmohar Park Gulmohar Park is a neighbourhood in South Delhi. This park lies between Hauz Khas and Gautam Nagar and is named after the red-flowered Gulmohar trees (''Delonix regia'') growing inside. The nearby residential colony is known as Gulmohar Park Jou ...

Hauz Khas Hauz Khas is a neighborhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval times, the Hauz Khas village has amazing buildings built around the reservoir. There are remnants of Islamic architecture rough ...

References

Cities and towns in South Delhi district South Delhi district Caravanserais in India