Shaheen Bagh
Abul Fazal Enclave - II Popularly known as Shaheen Bagh is a neighbourhood in the South Delhi District of Delhi, India. It is the southernmost colony of the Okhla (Jamia Nagar) area, situated along the banks of the Yamuna.
Economy
The economy of the area is diverse. Apart from a wholesale market, property sales, other places of interest in and around the area include NSIC, Meera Bai Polytechnic, New Friends Colony, Maharani Bagh, Holy Family Hospital, Apollo Hospital, Escort and Fortis Hospitals, Lotus Temple, Okhla Railway Station, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Nehru Place.
Shaheen Bagh has a number of showrooms including Woodland, FYDA Lifestyle, Adidas, PUMA, FILA, Louis Philippe, Red Tape, Levis, Lee Cooper, Bata, Cobb Italy, U.S. Polo Assn., Park Avenue and Reebok. It hosts travel agencies, Language Translation agencies like Sanabil Trans, Multitransmedia and ROOT LINES and other consultancies and social services NGOs.
This area has good connectivity to nearby commercial and official areas such as NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority), Nehru Place, Sarita Vihar, Jasola, Okhla Industrial Area, and Okhla Railway Station. It also have good connectivity and short distance to universities like Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamia Hamdard.
A number of restaurants are also present in the colony viz. Karim's Mughlai Restaurant, Al - Halal Pizza, HOD Restaurant, al Harram Restaurant , BABA INTERNATIONAL CAFE etc.
Mosque
There are many mosques in this area. Each mosque is full-crowded. There is no space to offer the Namaz in Jumah even people offer the Namaz on the road. Following are some of the mosques in Shaheen Bagh:
- Tayyab Masjid - C Block
- Al-Habib Masjid - 40 Futta Road
- Umar Farookh Masjid - F Block
- Bilal Masjid - F Block
- Abu-Bakr Masjid - Thokar No 9
- Shaheen Masjid - Near Shaheen Bagh Metro Station
- Nisar Masjid - F Block
- Firdaus Masjid - C Block
Health care
Shaheen Bagh has a multispeciality hospital Al Shifa Multispeciality Hospital and several other Nursing Homes. It also has a Branch of Batla House Delhi Government Dispensary at A-27, Thokar Number 6, Shaheen Bagh, Abul fazal Enclave - II.
Education
The institute of mathematics for class 1st to master's course named SAYEED EDUCATION CENTRE is located on F Block. A number of Primary Schools are present in Shaheen Bagh including Hamdard Public School and Little Noddy International Play School. E4U Academy a Professional & Technical Institute of Piping & Structure Design in Oil & Gas Sector is also located in Shaheen Bagh.
A senior secondary school named Shaheen Public School is located on F block.
Infrastructure
A metro train railway station named as Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh metro station connects Shaheen Bagh to the delhi metro network. A metro train station is present in Sarita Vihar, 1 or 2 km from Shaheen Bagh.
Politicians
- S. SAYEED is social worker.
- Mohd Wajid Khan is the elected MCD Councillor from Shaheen Bagh Ward No. 206 of AAP.
- Amanatullah Khan is the elected MLA of AAP from this area.