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Mosque

Khanqah-e-Rifaiya

The Khanqah-e-Rifaiya is a dargah situated in Dandia Bazaar area in the heart of the city. It is a more than 200 year old structure dedicated as a memorial to Hazrat Saiyed Fakhruddin alias Amirmiyan Rifai. The ancestors of the revered Baba belonged to Refaia silsila from Basra in Iraq. The dargah is very famous among the locals for the…

Jumma Masjid

Tucked away in a behind a courtyard, the Jumma (Jama) Masjid is a mosque located near Mandvi. It is said that the mosque has existed in the area for centuries, and was built in 1461 A.D. during the Sultanate period. Although the present building of the mosque and the attached buildings were constructed with the aid of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad…

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