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New Friends Colony | |
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  New Friends Colony Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°34′N 77°16′E / 28.567°N 77.267°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| District | South East Delhi |
| Metro | NCT Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Urdu & Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110065 |
| Vehicle registration | DL03 |
| Planning agency | MCD |
New Friends Colony is a residential colony of South East Delhi, India. It consists of A, B, C, D Blocks.It is situated near Uttar Pradesh border.
Landmarks
The landmarks in and around the area include Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University by an act of Indian Parliament), 5-star hotel The Suryaa, and Lotus Tower (Berjaya Tower). Mata Ka Mandir is also located centrally and consists of many mosques and gurudwaras. Thyrocare Technologies Limited is situated in Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony. Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station is the nearest to New Friends Colony and runs directly to Vasant Vihar and Terminal 1 Delhi Airport. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is a renowned Hospital located in the Locality. The New Friends Colony Community Centre is located near the D block and has a Cinema Hall, and many restaurants and bars.
Nearby suburbs
- Maharani Bagh
- Sarai Julaina
- Friends Colony (West)
- Friends Colony (East)
- Sukhdev Vihar
- Ishwar Nagar
- East of Kailash
- Sarita Vihar
- Jamia Nagar
- Abul Fazal Enclave
- Zakir Nagar
- Zakir Bagh Apartments
- Kihzrabad
- Batla House
- Taimoor Nagar
Notable residents
- Ram Kumar Caroli, cardiologist, personal physician to 4 Presidents of India, Cardiologist to Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Former PM of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi
- Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Former VC of Jamia Millia Islamia and Retired IAS officer
- Ashwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister and a Current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister
- Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker
- M. M. Pallam Raju, former Cabinet Minister for HRD
- Shariq Us Sabah, best-selling writer and economist
- Kapil Sibal, former Union Minister
- Robert Vadra, businessman, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi