Ziarat Shareef

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Ziarat Shareef
Ziarat Shareef Kakrala
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Ziarat Shareef is located in Uttar Pradesh
Ziarat Shareef
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°55′17″N 79°11′39″E / 27.9214°N 79.1942°E / 27.9214; 79.1942Coordinates: 27°55′17″N 79°11′39″E / 27.9214°N 79.1942°E / 27.9214; 79.1942
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Badaun
Elevation 160 m (520 ft)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 243637

Ziarat Shareef (Urdu: زیارت‎) is a mosque with a madrasah (Madrasah khāṣah (Arabic: مدرسة خاصة‎ English: private school) in the Kakrala District Budaun of Uttar Pradesh, India. The building was designed by Hazrat Shah Saqlain Miyan. The building also contains the Khatoli Shareef of Hazrat Shah Dargahi Miyan. People from across the country come to visit the Khatoli Shareef. This visit is called the ziyarat, hence the name of this building.

History

This madrasah is the oldest in Kakrala City. The main objective of the institution is to impart education to under-privileged students. This madrasah provides Islamic as well as modern education to students, who come from across northern India to pursue an Islamic education.

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Last modified on 21 March 2013, at 13:22