Ahmad Shah’s Tomb

Ahmad Shah's Tomb, locally known as Badshah no Hajiro or Raja no Hajiro, is a medieval mosque and the group of tombs in , India. Ahmad Shah's tomb is situated close to Jama Mosque and .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval mosque and the group of tombs in Ahmedabad, India.
  • Also known as: “Ahmad Shah Badshah Maqbara”, “Ahmad Shah Rauza”, “Badshah no Hajiro”, “Raja no Hajiro”, “Tomb of Ahmad Shah”, “बादशाह का मकबरा”, “અહમદ શાહની કબર”, “બાદશાહનો મકબરો”, and “રાજાનો હજીરો”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Teen Darwaza and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

City gate
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is a historical on the east of the , , . Completed in 1415, it is associated with historical as well as legendary events. The gates are featured in the logo of . is situated 350 metres west of Ahmad Shah’s Tomb.

Government office
was established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, and is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of . is situated 390 metres southwest of Ahmad Shah’s Tomb.

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is situated in the walled city area of , . It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411. With its well-carved royal palaces, mosques, gates and open spaces, it was renovated in 2014 by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation and the Archaeological Survey of India as a cultural centre for the city. is situated 690 metres west of Ahmad Shah’s Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manel Chowk and Central Zone.

Quarter
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Manek Chowk Manek Chowk is a prominent city square located in Old Ahmedabad, . Surrounded by historical structures, it serves as a vegetable market in the morning, a bullion market in the noon, and transforms into a vibrant street food market at night.

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Ahmedabad is the core of the metropolitan city of . It consists of the areas of Shahpur, Dariapur, Jamalpur, Khadia, Asarwa and Shahibaug. The old walled city of Ahmedabad was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.

Photo: Hardik jadeja, Public domain.
is the seventh largest city in with a population of 8.5 million. Although it is the commercial hub of one of the most prosperous states of India, , it's not the state capital, which is its twin city of , 30 km to the north.

Ahmad Shah’s Tomb

Latitude
23.02379° or 23° 1′ 26″ north
Longitude
72.58793° or 72° 35′ 17″ east
Open location code
7JMJ2HFQ+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 460817473
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2827657
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“Ahmad Shah’s Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আহমদ শাহের সমাধি”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قبر احمد شاه”
  • French: “Ahmed Shah Rauza”
  • Gujarati: “અહમદ શાહનો મકબરો”
  • Gujarati: “બાદશાહનો હજીરો”
  • Hindi: “अहमद शाह का मकबरा”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Ahmad Shah”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ahmed Shah”
  • Uzbek: “Ahmadshoh maqbarasi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: fruit and vegetable market and Manek Chowk Police Post.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tomb of ahmad shah and Mukhwaas.

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