Khwaja Khizr Tomb

Khwaja Khizr Tomb (Khwaja garib nawaz Tomb) is a maqbara located at Jatwara, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was built by Ibrahim Lodi in the memory of Muslim saint Khwaja Khizr, the son of Darya Khan, during the period of 1522–1524 CE.^[1][2]

Khwaja garib nawaz Tomb
Type	Tomb
Location	Jatwara, Sonipat
Coordinates	29.00689°N 77.01401°E / 29.00689; 77.01401
Area	10 acres
Built	1522–1524 CE
Architect	Lodi dynasty
Architectural style(s)	Indo-Islamic architecture
Governing body	Archeological Survey of India
Owner	Government of India

Ibrahim Lodi built the tomb, which is five hundred years old, as the last construction of the Lodi dynasty by Ibrahim Lodi. The Tomb of Khwaja Khizer nawaj was constructed with red sandstone, Lakhauri bricks and kankar blocks.^[3]

According to a Persian inscription found in the tomb Khwaja Khizer was the son of Dharya Khan Sharwani who was an influential noble in the court of Ibrahim Lodi.^[3]

Tomb is a mixture of Indo-Islamic architecture influenced by Persian and Indian architecture.^[4]