Nagore

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Nagore (sometimes spelled Nagoor) is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 4 km north of the city of Nagapattinam.

Nagore has a population of approximately 30,000. A prominent five-acre dargah (Muslim shrine) dedicated to the 16th century saint Nagore Andavar (literally "the Lord (aandavar) of Nagore"; also popularly called Meeran Sahib or Qadir Wali) is located there, and serves as a pilgrim center. The 14-day Kandhuri Urs (also spelled Kandoori or Kandhoori) festival, dedicated to the saint, is held there annually.[1]

Although dedicated to a Muslim saint, the dargah's rituals and architecture are influenced by Hinduism, and the area is characterized by largely peaceful coexistence between its Muslim and Hindu populations. In the immediate aftermath of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the dargah sheltered and fed thousands of Hindu tsunami survivors, and buried the bodies of more than 300 Hindus killed in the tsunami in its graveyard.[2]

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Coordinates: 10°49′N, 79°51′E

Nagore is also a small town in the Basque speaking Pyrenees zone of Navarra, Spain. It is located in the Valey of Arce and it is the main town of the area, 36km from Iruña / Pamplona (Capital of Nafarroa / Navarra). It has a population of 52.

The church of St. Julián, from the gothic period, presents an important sample of religious art; the image of Christ from the XIV century, a beautiful gothic gate and the recently restored painted boards, as well as the popular Virgin of Nagore.

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Montaña de Navarra

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