Dariapur (Ahmedabad) Explained

Dariapur
Native Name:Dariyapur
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Ahmedabad##India Gujarat
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ahmedabad
Governing Body:Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:380001
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-079
Registration Plate:GJ
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ahmedabad
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Dariapur is an area located in Ahmedabad, India.[1] Situated in Central Ahmedabad, Daripur is famous for housing some of the important tourist destinations in Ahmedabad. Among them are Qutab Shah Mosque and Rani Sipri's Mosque. Muhafizkhan's Mosque is another Muslim sanctum situated here. Dariyapur is a ward of Dariapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Daryāpūr was founded by Daryā Khān, a Gujarāti Muslim friend and amīr of Sult̤ān Maḥmūd Begarah. Daryā Khān also built the Gumbad-i-Kalān where he was buried.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmedabad taluka split into two, with 15 jan seva centres. 3 April 2012. 3 March 2016.
  2. Book: Misra, S. C. . The Mirat-i-Sikandiri: A History of Gujarat from the Inception of the Dynasty of the Sultans of Gujarat to the Conquest of Gujarat by Akbar of Shaikh Sikandar ibn Muhammad urf Manjhu ibn Akbar . Rahman . M. L. . The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . 1961 . 94.
  3. Bano . Ajaz . Socio-Political Condition of Gujarat During the Fifteenth Century . 1988 . PhD . Aligarh Muslim University. 162.