Bihar Sharif, Nalanda, Bihar India

One of the very important places for Muslims which was founded in the 13th century, Bihar Sharif is the former capital of the Pala rulers and portrays the depiction of an active town of rich times of yore. This wonderful place reveals leftovers of medieval Islamic design of the Gupta ruler in the form of frequent tombs and mosques. The tomb of Makhdum Shah Sharif-ud-din is the major attractions of this place.

Bihar Sharif, also spelled as Biharsharif and even called Bihar by few, is the district headquarter of Nalanda district of Bihar state. This town lies in the Hiranya Prabhat Parvat (recently known as Badi Pahari), on the bank of River Panchanan. This town is Situated 80 km away from the state capital, Patna. The town also has a railway station of its own that connects it to major cities on the Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya line, such as Patna, Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi. Being the district headquarter, Bihar Sharif is also accessible via road from the major hubs of the region and other parts of the country, on NH 31.