Sarkhej Roza
Sarkhej Roza is a mosque and tomb complex located in the village of Makarba, 7 km south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India.
| Sarkhej Roza | |
|---|---|
Ganj Baksh's tomb within the complex | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Ahmedabad district |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Ahmedabad |
| Municipality | Amdavad Municipal Corporation |
| State | Gujarat |
Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Sarkhej Roza (Gujarat) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22.992136°N 72.504573°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Azam and Muazzam Khan |
| Type | Tombs and mosque |
| Style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Funded by | Gujarat Sultanate rulers |
| Groundbreaking | 1445 |
| Completed | 1451 |
| Website | |
| http://www.sarkhejroza.org | |
Although there are many rozas across Gujarat, the Sarkhej Roza is the most revered. Sarkhej was once a prominent centre of Sufi culture in the country, where influential Sufi saint Shaikh Ahmed Ganj Baksh lived. It was on the saint's suggestion that Sultan Ahmed Shah set up his capital on the banks of the Sabarmati, a few miles away from Sarkhej.
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