Aga Sahib Shrine, Srinagar

#33 among attractions in Srinagar

Sacred and religious sites, Islamic architecture

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Aga Sahib Shrine or Ziyarat e Sarkaar or Aga Mehdi Shrine is a religious place of Kashmiri Muslims located at Budgam. In this shrine there are many religious personalities buried include Ayatullah-ul- Uzma Aga Syed Mehdi Al-Mosvi Al-Safvi Al-Najafi, Aga Syed Ahmad Al-Mosvi Al-Safvi Al-Najafi, Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi, Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah, Aga Syed Mehdi Mustafa, Aga Syed Mustafa Al-Moosavi and others. This shrine is situated on the karewas of Budgam which is about 100 feet high. The shrine was constructed by Aga Syed Yousuf himself during his lifetime to honor Sarkar Aga Syed Mehdi Al-Moosavi, who was also Aga Syed Yousuf's grandfather. ()

Coordinates: 34°0'54"N, 74°43'19"E

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Nearby attractions include: Sher Garhi Palace, Khanqah-e-Moula, Habba Kadal, Kashmir Valley.

6.3 miNE
Palace
Sher Garhi Palace, Srinagar
160 min walk • Sher Garhi Palace is a former palace in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The complex is located in the south of the Old City at the banks of the Jhelum river. It was the residence of the Afghan rulers and Dogra Maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir. The name Sher Garhi means 'tiger fortress'.
7.2 miNE
Mosque
Khanqah-e-Moula, Srinagar
184 min walk • Khanqah-e-Moula, also known as Shah-e-Hamadan Masjid and Khanqah, is the first mosque in the Jammu and Kashmir, located in the Old City of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
6.7 miNE
Bridge
Habba Kadal, Srinagar
171 min walk • Habba Kadal is a wooden bridge located in the old city of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India that crosses the Jhelum river. It was first built in 1551 by Sultan Habib Shah of the Shah Miri Dynasty and is one of the seven original bridges that have existed in the city for a long time.
3.4 miW
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Kashmir Valley, Srinagar
87 min walk • The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the main Himalayas range.
6.2 miNE
Bridge
Budshah Bridge, Srinagar
159 min walk • Budshah Bridge, locally also known as Budshah Kadal, is a concrete bridge located in the Srinagar city of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was first built in 1957 during the rule of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad and is named after the 15th Century ruler of Kashmir, Zain-ul-Abidin, popularly known as Budshah.
7.2 miNE
Mosque
Pathar Masjid, Srinagar
183 min walk • Pathar Mosque, known locally as Naev Masheed, is a Mughal era stone mosque located in the old city of Srinagar, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on the left bank of the River Jhelum, just opposite the shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula. It was built by Mughal Empress Noor Jehan, the wife of emperor Jehangir, in 1623.
~1190 ftNW
Area
Budgam, Srinagar
6 min walk • Budgam, known as Badgom in Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area committee, but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.
6.3 miNE
Bridge
Lal Mandi Footbridge, Srinagar
162 min walk • The Lal Mandi Footbridge is a suspension-type pedestrian bridge located in the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It connects the Lal Mandi and Wazir Bagh areas of the city to the city centre Lal Chowk.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Brari Nambal, Srinagar
185 min walk • Brari Nambal, also known as Bab Demb, is a small freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is connected to the Dal lake via a channel and is therefore sometimes referred to as a lagoon of the Dal lake.
6.6 miNE
Bridge
New Habba Kadal Bridge, Srinagar
170 min walk • New Habba Kadal is a concrete bridge located in the old city of Srinagar, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was built in 2001 to replace the original Habba Kadal bridge which is a wooden structure first built in 1551.
6.5 miNE
Area
Salim Ali National Park, Srinagar
167 min walk • Salim Ali National Park or City Forest National Park is a national park located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It covered an area of 9.07 km². Notified in 1986, the name of the park commemorated the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali.

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Which popular attractions are close to Aga Sahib Shrine?

Nearby attractions include Mosavi Cemetery, Srinagar (1 min walk), Budgam, Srinagar (6 min walk).