Kazimar Street

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Coordinates: 9°54′48″N 78°6′51″E / 9.91333°N 78.11417°E / 9.91333; 78.11417

Kazimar Big Mosque at Kazimar Street, Madurai
Madurai Hazrats' Maqbara inside the Kazimar Big Mosque at Kazimar Street, Madurai

Kazimar Street is an ancient street in Madurai, India, where people inhabited during 13th century AD.[1] Hazrat Kazi Syed Tajuddin is the one who settled here after preaching Islam in South India.99.2% population of this street are Muslims and 0.8% Hindus.The famous Kazimar periya pallivasal which is the first Muslims' place of worship in madurai and Madurai Maqbara, the dargah of famous Madurai Hazrats are located in this street.

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  1. ↑ Mehrdad Shokoohy (2003). Muslim architecture of South India. Routledge curzon. p. 52. ISBN 0-415-30207-2. 
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