Above image: Built as a big size monument in square shape having single chamber with four minarets at each corner by an Afghan Jamal Khan as his tomb It is not a double-storied structure as it looks from the outside due to an open veranda running around it. Once it became a haven for thieves and highwaymen,hence the present name: Chor Gumbad. From its architecture,it is said to have been built during the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351-88 AD). At present, there is no grave inside the tomb
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Chor Gumbad, Narnaul, Haryana flicker.com
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There are innumerable Islamic monuments in the northern states of India. More often than not tourists visit only the famous ones in Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, etc. There countless simple and impressive Islamic monuments near Delhi and other places. Chor Gumbad in Narnaul, Haryana state is an interesting one. Atop the small hill in the Jamalpur area in Narnaul city of Haryana state stands a simple, but majestically looking Chor Gumbad (1351-88 AD). It is on the Singhana road. It is an important landmark of this town and the area is developed into a nice park by the district administration. A protected monument under the government control lots of people visit this site. This site does not have any grave. The Chor Gumbad was only recently repaired with a view to restoring this monument by way of improving its structural stability and look of the buildings. The structure is not visible from the road side owing to the presence of so may building that hide the view. The town is a growing one. Square in shape with single chamber having four minarets at each corner, this well planned big monument looks like a two-story structure from the outside. This being due to due to an open veranda running all around it. The word ''Chor'' in Hindi or Urdu means thief. This unique structure possibly got the name for two simple reasons 01. Isolated location and disuse for a long time; later fell into disrepair 02. Obviously it became a sort of hideout or haven for thieves, hobos and highway robbers. At last this name got stuck with it. It is in District-Mahendergarh. The town Narnaul is about 170 km from Delhi. The surrounding park is a nice place , well maintained by the administration. The locals go there for relaxation, exercise and fun.
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