Ameen Peer Dargah

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Ameen Peer Dargah
  • امین پیر درگاہ
  • అమీన్ పీర్ దర్గా - పెద్ద దర్గా
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Chistiya
Location
Location Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Geographic coordinates 14°29′06″N78°49′27″E / 14.485023°N 78.824265°E / 14.485023; 78.824265
Architecture
Architect(s) Pilgrimage
TypeMosque
Style Islamic architecture

Ameenpeer Dargah is a Sufi shrine located in Kadapa City in Andhra Pradesh, India. [1]

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References

  1. "Y.S.R.-District Panchayat". www.ysrkadzp.appr.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.