The archaeological area spread over 200 acre in Mehrauli, Delhi, lies adjacent to the Qutub Minar World Heritage Site and the Qutub complex. It consists of over a hundred historically significant monuments. It is the only area in Delhi known for 1,000 years of continuous occupation, and includes the ruins of Lal Kot built by Tomar Rajputs in 1060 CE, making it the oldest extant fort of Delhi, and architectural relics of subsequent period, rule of Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Lodhi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj.
