Haji Ali Dargah
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The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque and dargah or the monument of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari located on an islet off the coast of Worli in the southern Mumbai.
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Haji Ali Dargah | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Mumbai City district |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Shrine |
Ownership | Haji Ali Dargah Trust |
Location | |
Location | Islet coast of Worli |
State | Maharashtra |
Country | India |
Islet from 500 meter coast of Worli | |
Geographic coordinates | 18.985°N 72.81°E / 18.985; 72.81 |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque and Sufi mausoleum |
Style | Modern |
Date established | 15th Century |
Completed | 1431 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | West |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Shrine(s) | 1 |
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An exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Architecture, associated with legends about doomed lovers, the dargah contains the tomb of Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. Bukhari was a Sufi saint and a wealthy merchant from Uzbekistan. Near the heart of the city proper, the dargah is one of the most recognisable landmarks of Mumbai.[1][2][3]