Indo Islamic Heritage
The nearest railway station to Khanqah Shah Hamdan is Sopore Railway Station, located at an approximate distance of 1.5 km. The nearest bus stand is Sopore Bus Stand, situated about 1 km from the site and well connected to Baramulla, Srinagar, and other parts of North Kashmir. The nearest airport is Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport, Srinagar, which is approximately 50 km away from Sopore
Khanqah Shah Hamdan, Sopore is an important Sufi religious and cultural heritage site associated with Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, popularly known as Amir-i-Kabir or Shah-i-Hamdan, a revered Sufi saint who introduced the Kubrawi Sufi order into Kashmir. He visited Kashmir several times between 1372 AD and 1383 AD during the reign of Sultan Qutub-u-din. The Khanqah at Sopore was originally built by Sultan Sikander on the banks of the River Jhelum. The structure was reconstructed twice, first in the late 19th century by Aziz Ullah Kakroo, and later modernized in the early 1980s. Architecturally, the khanqah is a three-storey vernacular Kashmiri wooden structure, comprising a prayer hall, hammam, wuzu-khanas, timber columns, external wooden staircases, and a traditional char-baam roof with a brangh pavilion, reflecting the spiritual and architectural traditions of Kashmir.
Year of Built: 15th Century
Address: Khanqah Shah Hamdan, Sopore, Baramulla District, Jammu and Kashmir, India – 193201
Country: India
State: Jammu and Kashmir
District: Baramulla
Pincode: 193201
Longitude: 74.4669° E
Latitude: 34.3015° N