Hassanabad
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Hassanabad is a Shia dominated area of Srinagar
, Kashmir
, India
. It is located on the western banks of the Dal Lake
. The population is approximately 4000.
It has one of the oldest Shia mosque
s of Srinagar. Shia mosques are called Imam Baras. The foundation Of Hassanabad was laid by the late Baba Hassan who was the son of Baba Ali Najjaar who was killed with the great saint Shams-Ud-Din Iraqi whose tomb is in Zadibal area of Srinagar and in a village called Chodur.
The heir's of Baba Hassan (founder of Hassanabad) still live in Hassanabad as Haji Muhammad Afzal Baba, Mohd Shafi Baba, Hafizullah Baba and Ghulam Hassan Baba, in the Shaal-e-bagh area of Zadibal.
Hassanabad is a hometown of poets and scholars like the late Syed Akbar Jaipuri,whose family still lives in Hassanabad.
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
, Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located on the western banks of the Dal Lake
Dal Lake
Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is nicknamed the "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel"...
. The population is approximately 4000.
It has one of the oldest Shia mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s of Srinagar. Shia mosques are called Imam Baras. The foundation Of Hassanabad was laid by the late Baba Hassan who was the son of Baba Ali Najjaar who was killed with the great saint Shams-Ud-Din Iraqi whose tomb is in Zadibal area of Srinagar and in a village called Chodur.
The heir's of Baba Hassan (founder of Hassanabad) still live in Hassanabad as Haji Muhammad Afzal Baba, Mohd Shafi Baba, Hafizullah Baba and Ghulam Hassan Baba, in the Shaal-e-bagh area of Zadibal.
Hassanabad is a hometown of poets and scholars like the late Syed Akbar Jaipuri,whose family still lives in Hassanabad.