Golra Sharif
Golra Sharif ( ur, ) is a town situated near the Margalla Hills in the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, at about above sea level, from the ancient city of Taxila. It is known for the Mausoleum of Meher Ali Shah that yearly attracts thousands of devotees. Prior to the arrival of Meher Ali Shah's ancestors Golra Sharif was a village in the suburbs of Rawalpindi. Railway Golra Sharif Railway station is situated on Golra Road in Golra Sharif town. The station was established in 1881. It is an important junction of Pakistan Railways to link Peshawar, Kohat, Havelian Havelian ( ) is the second largest municipality in the Abbottabad District, in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the headquarters for Havelian Tehsil. The word literally translates into English as "mansion ... and Multan. It hosts Railways Heritage Museum. {{Coord, 33.6940, N, 72.9775, E, type:city_region:PK, display=title Union councils of Islamabad Capital Terri ...
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Mausoleum Of Pir Meher Ali Shah
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum. Overview The word ''mausoleum'' (from Greek μαυσωλείον) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Historically, mausolea were, and still may be, large and impressive constructions for a deceased leader or other person of importance. However, smaller mausolea soon became popular with the gentry and nobility in many countries. In the Roman Empire, these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the via Appia Antica retains the ruins of many private mausolea for kilometres outside Rome. Whe ...
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