Bareilly Sharif Dargah
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Bareilly Sharif Dargah is a Dargah (shrine) or monument of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, a 19th-century islamic scholar and polymath, who is known for his staunch opposition of the Wahhabism movement in India. It is located in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
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Bareilly Sharif Dargah | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Bareilly district |
Province | Uttar Pradesh |
Ownership | Individual |
Leadership | Ahsan Raza Khan (Sajjada nashin) |
Location | |
Location | Bareilly |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 28°21′43″N 79°24′31″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Shah Mahmood Jaan Qadri |
Type | Dargah |
Style | Modern |
Date established | 1921 |
Completed | 1921 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | West |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Shrine(s) | 13 |
Website | |
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The Dome of the Dargah was designed by Shah Mehmood Jaan Qadri with the use of Matchsticks.[2]