Ikhar
Ikhar is a village in the Bharuch district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The village has a population of 12,342.
Ikhar | |
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Village | |
  Ikhar Location in Gujarat, India  Ikhar Ikhar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21.96°N 73.04°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,342 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 392230 |
| Telephone code | 2641 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Mosques
Islam is the major religion followed by the people here. There are total six mosques in the village:
- Jumma Masjid
- Ikhar's oldest and main mosque which is located in the middle of village in the area called 'Chora'
- Khwaja Garib-e-Nawaz Mosque
- the largest mosque in Ikhar which is located in North-West corner of the Ikhar Cricket Ground. The area where this mosque is located is also called the 'Padar'This Mosque And Madarasa was built by Son of Vali Mohmed Ali Patel (Musa Vali Sadu Patel ) in remembering of Khawaja Kayamuddin Chishty (R.A)
This Mosque Madrasa E Kayamul Islam inaugurated by Peerzada Fariduddin Motamiyan Chishti Faridi. He is belong to the gadi of motamiyan mangrol & son of motamiyan chishti saheb located in chishtiya nagar palej. This is the most popular mosque in Ikhar.
- Masjid e Bilal
- This mosque is located on far North-West corner of the Village. This is latest built mosque in Ikhar area which is known as Garaswadi. This mosque was built by Chaplin Family, a family that is settled in Leicester, United Kingdom.
Notable people
- Munaf Patel, cricketer
- Juned Patel, politician from Gujarat associated with Indian National Congress.
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