Kazimar Street is an ancient street in

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

, India, dating from the 13th century. Kazi Syed Tajuddin is the one who settled here after preaching Islam in South India. 99.2% population of this street are

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and 0.8%

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. The famous Kazimar periya pallivasal, which is the first Muslims' place of worship in madurai,

Madurai Maqbara Madurai Maqbara ( ta, மதுரை மக்பரா; ar, مدهر مقبرة) refers to the Dargahs of three Sufi saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim situated in Kazimar Big Mosque, Madurai, India. Th ...

the dargah of famous Madurai Hazrats are located in this street.

Descendants of Kazi Tajuddin

This is a street in

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where around 400 families of descendants from a single common ancestor live in the same street for more than 800 years with deep matrimonial relationships within the families. This is believed to be a miracle of Kazi Syed Tajuddin who is the founder of Kazimar Big Mosque.

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Roads in Madurai {{Madurai-geo-stub

Descendants of Kazi Tajuddin

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