Khuldabad
Sign in to saveKhuldabad, also called Rauza meaning, (Garden of paradise) , is a city (municipal council) and a Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints chose to reside here. The Bhadra Maruti Temple and Dargah of Zar Zari Zar Baksh, Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti and Shaikh Zain-ud-din Shirazi, along with the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his trusted General Asif Jah I, the first Nizam of Hyderabad, are located in this town. It is a holy and spiritual city o
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- Locality
- Khuldabad
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 15,749
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khuldabad
- Settlement.native_name
- खुल्दाबाद
- Settlement.nickname
- Rauza - "garden of paradise"
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tomb of Aurangzeb at Khuldabad, Aurangabad, 1850s.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, 1850s.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Aurangabad
- Settlement.named_for
- Aurangzeb
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 857
- Settlement.population_total
- 12794
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Aurangabad district
- Area
- 5.12
- Elevation
- 857
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Burahanuddin Dargah.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2437
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- Commons category
- Khuldabad
- postal code
- 431101
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Aurangzeb's Tomb
- Tombs of Azam Shah and his wife
- Zainuddin Shirazi Dargah
- Burhanuddin's Mausoleum
- Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah's Tomb
- Bani Begum’s Makbara
- Khan Jahan’s Lall Bagh
- Malik Ambar's Tomb
- Zar Zari Zar Bakhsh and Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh Dargah
- Notable burials
- See also
- References
- External links
Khuldabad, also called Rauza meaning, (Garden of paradise) , is a city (municipal council) and a Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints chose to reside here. The Bhadra Maruti Temple and Dargah of Zar Zari Zar Baksh, Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti and Shaikh Zain-ud-din Shirazi, along with the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his trusted General Asif Jah I, the first Nizam of Hyderabad, are located in this town. It is a holy and spiritual city of Islamic saints.
thumb|right|upright=1.10 |Malik Ambar's Tomb 1860s Khuldabad thumb|right|upright=1.10 |Zainuddin Shirzai Maqbara Khuldabad The place has famous Bhadra Maruti Temple. People come from Aurangabad and nearby places by walk for offering puja on Hanuman Jayanti and on Saturdays in Marathi calendar month "Shravan". Nearby is the Valley of the Saints, which is purported to contain the graves of 1500 Sufi saints.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khuldabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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