Bihar Sharif
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Bihar Sharif is the headquarters of Nalanda district in the state of Bihar, in India. It is 13 km from the ruins at Nalanda.
It is small town located on the top of a craggy rock. The old center of the town has examples of medieval Islamic architecture, such as the Bukhari Mosque. Thousand of pilgrims of all religions visit the tombs of Makhdum Shah Sharif-ud-din, a Muslim saint of 14th century, and the saintly Syed Ibrahim Malik Biya. Bihar Sharif was once the capital of the Muslim Governors of Bihar between 13th and 16th centuries when the city was an active cultural center and an important seat of Muslim thought and learning.
It is located 80 km from capital of Bihar state Patna. Agriculture is prime activity.
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