Kreeri
Murad Abad kreeri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Hazrat Kreer | |
  Kreeri Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Kreeri Kreeri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′N 74°28′E / 34.17°N 74.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Baramulla |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193198 |
Kreeri is a tehsil in Pattan sub-district. It is medical block and falls under the jurisdiction of revenue Block Wagoora in Baramulla district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the business centre with Wagoora of the Wagoora-Kreeri Legislative Assembly or Kruhin region of North Kashmir.
Kreeri has a recorded history of about 600 years when the Sufi saint, scholar, mystic, Authority on Islamic Law Hazrat Mir Syed Haji Murad Bukhari (RA) made it his abode. His ancestors had come from central Asia and travelled to the valley from Multan. During his time Sultan Zain ul Abideen, Budshah visited Kreeri and offered Friday Prayers in his leadership. His Khanqah and Ziyarat (Mazar) is revered by all Muslims of the valley.
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