Nizamuddin Dargah
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Nizamuddin Dargah is the mausoleum of Delhi's most famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. It is visited daily by thousands of Muslims, and sees a fair share of Hindus and Christians as well. The tomb of Amir Khusro and Jehan Ara Begum are also located within the Nizamuddin Dargah Complex, and Inayat Khan's is just around the corner.
The neighborhood surrounding the dargah is named after the saint, and is divided into two parts along Mathura Road: Nizamuddin West where the Dargah Complex and a lively market dominated by Muslim vendors is located, and Nizamuddin East, an upper-class residential area situated between Humayun's Tomb and the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station.
The area surrounding the Dargah is becoming increasingly inhabited by impoverished Muslim refugees from Bangladesh who work mostly as ragpickers on one of the garbage dumps in the area. Drug abuse, crime and poverty remain a big problem for the neighbourhood hindering its development towards a better future. Several NGO's including "The Hope Project Charitable Trust" [1] are working to alleviate the plight of the disadvantaged dwellers of the Nizamuddin Dargah area.
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- Comprehensive up-to-the-minute Arrival/Departure Status of Trains at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Stations and neighbouring stations
- A short guide to the dargah Nizamuddin area at Delhi
- Maps of the Dargah Nizamuddin area in New Delhi
- Photos of the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi)
- India Travel Portal - Hazrat Nizamuddin's Tomb
- Indfy.com - Hazrat Nizamuddin's Tomb
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