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Afzal Khan's Cenotaph
 Location
: Bijapur, Karnataka
Built By
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Afzal Khan
Nearby Attraction
:
The Sixty-Four Graves
Situated in Bijapur is the marvellous cenotaph of Afzal Khan. It is supposed that Afzal Khan started the construction of his own tomb in his lifetime.
But eventually he could not be obscured there. Close by, on a large masonry platform are eleven rows of graves adding upto sixty-four, where his wives lay buried.
Near the graves is an old well in which they are said to have met their tragic end. One of his wives, however, managed to escape and hence there is one empty grave.
HOW TO GET THERE
The nearest airport is Belgaum, 205 kms away.
Bijapur is well connected by road and rail to Bangalore , Belgaum and Goa . Conducted tours as also local transport available for sightseeing in the city.
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