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Indian Journal of Waste Management

Volume  7, Issue 1, January-June 2023, Pages 9-16
 

Original Article

Religious, Social and Economic Significance of Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar, Kashmir: A Field Study

Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Anisa Ismail, S.N. Z. Geelani, Samira Khan, Sabreena Bhat, Snober Shah, Qamar un Nisa, Intizar Ahmad

Division of Social Sciences, 5Division of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Rangil Ganderbal, SKU-AST, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 2,8Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, 6Centre of Research for Development, 7Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 3Faculty of Forestry, Benihama, Watlar, Ganderbal, SKUAST, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 4Imam Abdur Rehman bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dammam.

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Abstract

We come across in text, a number of terms such as National, World, Cultural, Historical, Food heritage, Heritage studies, Heritage science etc. Heritage buildings of a nation represents its past and culture. In Kashmir, Srinagar city with more than 1200 years of urban history is famous for its rich cultural. In this paper, we discuss famous hazratbal mosque also known as Dargah Sharif which is having intriguing history, its religious, social and economic Significance. It is one of the holiest Shrine of Muslims in Kashmir valley, located around 8 km from the Srinagar city centre, on the bank of famous Dal Lake, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir region. In this paper on the basis of available information and field surveys, we discuss religious, social, economic significance of Dargah Hazratbal and conservation issues.

 


Keywords : Hazratbal; Srinagar; Kashmir; Heritage; Culture; Survey.
Corresponding Author : Bilal Ahmad Bhat