Travel & Photo Guide to Sarkhej Roza
References : Wiki , Sarkhej Roza , Sahapedia
Location : Google Maps
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Note : Google has auto-converted the layout ot this site. It may not look too good in places (Aug 2020).Sarkhej Roza is a mosque and tomb complex located in the village of Makarba, 7 km south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India.
Shaikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Bakhsh of Anhilwad Patan, the friend and adviser of Ahmad Shah I, retired to Sarkhej in his later life and died here in 1445. In his honour a tomb, begun in 1445 by Muhammad Shah II, was, in 1451, finished by his son Qutbuddin Ahmad Shah II ... Sultan Mahmud Begada completed the complex by excavating a central tank and adding a number of pavilions and a small private mosque ... Further additions to the complex were made in 1584 A.D., when Akbar's forces defeated Muzaffar III.
Sarkhej Roza comprises one of the most elegant and unique architectural complexes of Ahmedabad. In its architecture, Sarkhej Roza is an example of the early Islamic architectural culture of the region, which fused Islamic stylistic influences from Persia with indigenous Hindu and Jain features to form a composite “Indo-Saracenic” architectural style.
The complex is called "Acropolis of Ahmedabad", due to 20th century architect Le Corbusier's comparison of this complex's design to the Acropolis of Athens.
Source : Wiki
The monuments, click LINK for pics, info & location
Entrance and Ablution Tank : LINK
Baradari (Pavilion) : LINK
Jama Masjid : LINK
Kalandri Masjid : LINK
King's Palace : LINK
Library and Exhibition Hall : LINK
Patio and steps leading to the lake : LINK
Prayer Chamber of Shaikh Ahmed Khattu (Ganj Baksh) : LINK
Queen's Palace : LINK
Sarkhej Kuva (Well) : LINK
Sluice Gates to Ahmed-Sar Talav : LINK
Tomb Of Azam and Muazzam Khan (in Vasna, 5 Km away) : LINK
Tomb of Baba Ali Sher (200 mts away) : LINK
Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Ali Qazwini : LINK
Tombs of Ghizhali Mash-hadi and Qasim Arsalan : LINK
Tomb of King Mahmud Begada : LINK
Tomb Of Noblemen (East) : LINK
Tomb Of Noblemen (West) : LINK
Tomb of Queen Rajabai : LINK
Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khattu (Ganj Baksh) : LINK
Well (and Fountain ?) : LINK
Location of monuments at Sarkhej Roza complex
Tips :
Sarkej Roza draws more visitors on Thursdays and Sundays.
The only time you get to see the lake (Ahmed-Sar Talav) full, and it's worth seeing, is late June to early Sep. The lake dries up quickly once it stops raining.
AMTS bus route 31 (and 35, I think) pass Sarkhej; they start at the Lal Darwaja Bus Stand.
Broad gauge train service (unreserved, infrequent) between Gandhigram (Ahmedabad) and Botad, via Sarkhej, started June 2022.
I was able to charge my mobile phone within Jama Masjid; there are some electrical sockets along the corridors :-)
There are steps to the roof of Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Ali Qazwini; to get a better view of the Tomb of Ganj Baksh.
The easiest way to reach the Sluice Gates is from the Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Ali Qazwini. There is a path between houses to the west of this tomb. The path leads to Makarba Lake, turn left there.