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The Shrine of Hazrat Khaqan Shah Shahid (ra),
Near Afghanpur - Meerut city.
Shrine
of Hazrat Syed Khaqan Shah Shahid (ra). It is
said that the mazhaar sharif is almost 900 years old and Hazrat
Khaqan Shah saheb was among the early sufi's who came to the
land of Al Hind (India) to spread the message of love ,peace,
spirituality .
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Bale
Miyan ki Darghah : Dargah
of Bale Miyan is very near to Chandi Devi Mandir. Urs is organised
every year on this mazar during the Nauchandi mela. It was built
by Kutubuddin Ebak in 1194.
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Dargah
of Shah Pir : Situated near Shah
Pir Gate, the Moghul mausoleum, the red stone construction was
built in 1620 A.D., by Noor Jehan.
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About
Meerut: It is an ancient city located
72km (44 miles) north-east of New Delhi in the state of Uttar
Pradesh, India. Meerut also has one of the major army garrisons/cantonments
in this part of the country. Meerut can also refer to the district
in which Meerut is located.
Meerut
is famously associated with the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against
the British East India Company when chants of popular Hindi-Urdu
slogan "Dilli Chalo" were first raised here. Meerut
cantonment is the place where the revolution started when Hindu
and Muslim soldiers were given rifle cartridges with a coating
made of animal fat. The bullet wrapping was to be opened by
mouth before use, which affected religious sensibilities of
both Muslims and Hindus as the animal coating was alleged to
be composed of pork and beef.
Meerut
was also the place of severe religious strife between Hindus
and Muslims in 1987. The city was afflicted with more communal
violence in the late 80s and early 90s. Things have somewhat
calmed down since the early 90s and there have been no major
communal skirmishes between Hindus and Muslims for over a decade
now.
Meerut
is also believed to have been an important centre of Buddhism
during the time of Ashoka. This and the fact that Meerut was
inhabited in very ancient times is attested by one of the pillars
of Ashoka, that now stands at the ridge at Delhi. The pillar
inscription states that the pillar was removed from Meerut to
Delhi by Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1206 A.D. It is believed that
the pillar was built by the great Buddhist emperor in 3rd century
BC.
HOW
TO GET THERE
Air: There is no direct air connection.
Rail:
Meerut is connected by trains on the Delhi - Dehradun route.
Road: There is a well-developed network of buses that connects
Meerut to all the important places.
Local
Transport: Taxis, cycle rickshaws, auto-rickshaws.
PLACES
TO STAY
Merrut is one of the major cities of Uttar Pradesh, so its not
hard to find good and resonable acommodation over here. The
options vary from nice and comfy hotels to tourist lodges and
budget hotels.
NEARBY
CITIES
¤ Delhi (67 km)
¤ Sardhana (19 km)
¤ Saharanpur (178 km)
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