Mahmud Gawan Madrasa

The Mahmud Gawan Madrasa is a former madrasa, now , in partial ruins, located in , in the state of , India. It was completed in 876 AH and is an example of the regional style of Indo-Islamic architecture under the Bahmani Sultanate.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient University, Now a Mosque in Bidar
  • Also known as: “Madarsa Mahmud Gawan” and “Madrasa Mahmud Gawan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bidar railway station and Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib.

Railway station
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is located in in the Indian state of and serves . is situated 1½ km west of Mahmud Gawan Madrasa.

Gurdwara
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is a Sikh historical shrine situated in , . Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib was built in 1948 and is dedicated to the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. is situated 3 km northwest of Mahmud Gawan Madrasa.

The complex at is the necropolis of the Bahmani dynasty, located in , in the Indian state of . Built during the 15th and 16th centuries, the tombs are an example of a distinct Indo-Islamic style of architecture unique to the Deccan, drawing heavily from Persian architecture, with considerable influences. is situated 3 km east of Mahmud Gawan Madrasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bidar.

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is a city in the state of , west of . Once a citadel of Badri Shahi and Bahmani empire still houses the remains of a gigantic fort along with a couple of tomb complexes.

Mahmud Gawan Madrasa

Latitude
17.91483° or 17° 54′ 53″ north
Longitude
77.53015° or 77° 31′ 49″ east
Open location code
7J9VWG7J+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57140679
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q19893532
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mahmud Gawan Madrasa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدرسة محمود كوان”
  • Bengali: “মাদ্রাসা মাহমুদ গাওয়ান”
  • Hindi: “महमूद गवान मदरसा”
  • Kannada: “ಗಾವಾನ ಮದರಸಾ”
  • Malay: “Madrasah Mahmud Gawan”
  • Tamil: “மஹ்மூத் கவான் மதராசா”
  • Turkish: “Mahmud Gavan Medresesi”
  • Urdu: “محمود گوان مدرسہ”
  • Urdu: “مدرسہ محمود گاواں”

Notable Places Nearby

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