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Hazratbal Shrine

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The Hazratbal Shrine (), popularly called Dargah Sharif ("the Holy Shrine"), is a Muslim shrine located in Hazratbal locality of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It contains a relic, Moi-e-Muqqadas, the blessed hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad."Moslems Riot Over Theft of Sacred Relic", Chicago Tribune, 29 December 1963, p1 It is situated on the northern bank of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, and is considered to be Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine. Read more on Wikipedia

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