Furfura Sharif | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°45′01″N 88°07′55″E / 22.7502292°N 88.1320064°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,720 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 712706 |
Telephone code | 91 3212 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, and Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a holy place for some Bengali Muslims. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique (1846–1939), a prominent pir (holy person) of the town. People say it is the second most prominent mazar in the country after Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan.[1]