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Akbar’s tomb

Akbar's tomb is the mausoleum of the third and greatest Mughal emperor Akbar. The tomb was built in 1605–1613 by his son, Jahangir and is situated on 119 acres of grounds in , a suburb of , , .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: mughal emperor Akbar’s tomb in Sikandra, Agra
  • Also known as: “Akbar’s Tomb”, “Akbar’s tomb and mausoleum”, and “Akbar’s Tomb, gateway and walls round the ground.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani.

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Photo: Sauravmitra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Mariam's tomb is the mausoleum of Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known as Jodha Bai, the favorite wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. is situated 1 km southwest of Akbar’s tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agra.

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is the city of the Taj Mahal, in the north state of , around 200 km from . It is home to three UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Taj Mahal and the Fort in the city and , 40 km away.

Akbar’s tomb

Latitude
27.22042° or 27° 13′ 14″ north
Longitude
77.9504° or 77° 57′ 1″ east
Open location code
7JVV6XC2+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175509938
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q416646
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Akbar’s tomb” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Varri i Akbarit”
  • Arabic: “ضريح جلال الدين أكبر”
  • Arabic: “قبر أكبر”
  • Belarusian: “Грабніца Акбара Вялікага”
  • Bengali: “আকবরের সমাধিসৌধ”
  • Chinese: “錫坎德拉”
  • Chinese: “锡坎德拉”
  • Chinese: “阿克巴大帝陵”
  • Chinese: “阿克巴大帝陵墓”
  • Danish: “Akbar mausoleum”
  • Dutch: “Mausoleum van Akbar”
  • French: “mausolée d’Akbar”
  • French: “Mausolée d’Akbar”
  • German: “Akbar-Mausoleum”
  • Hebrew: “מתחם הקבר של אכבר”
  • Hindi: “अकबर का मकबरा”
  • Hindi: “अकबर महान का मकबरा”
  • Hindi: “सिकंदरा, आगरा”
  • Indonesian: “Makam Akbar”
  • Italian: “tomba di Akbar”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Akbar”
  • Japanese: “アクバル廟”
  • Japanese: “シカンドラー”
  • Malayalam: “അക്‌ബറിന്റെ ശവകുടീരം”
  • Ossetian: “Стыр Акбары зæппадз”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਕਬਰ ਦਾ ਮਕਬਰਾ”
  • Persian: “سیکاندرا”
  • Persian: “سیکندرا”
  • Polish: “Mauzoleum Akbara”
  • Russian: “Гробница Акбара Великого”
  • Sindhi: “اڪبر جو مقبرو”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Akbar”
  • Swedish: “Akbar den stores mausoleum”
  • Tamil: “அக்பரின் கல்லறை”
  • Thai: “อักบัร กา มักบะรา”
  • Turkish: “Ekber Şah Türbesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниця Акбара Великого”
  • Urdu: “اکبر کا مقبرہ”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ جلال الدین اکبر”
  • Uzbek: “Akbar maqbarasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “اکبر دا مقبرہ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akbar’s tomb”. Photo: Adrianne Wadewitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.