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Mahmud Gawan Madrasa

Bidar, India

Mahmud Gawan Madrasa
Photo by Syed Suhaib Mustafa / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A 1472 theological college modelled on the great madrasas of Samarkand, with sky-blue tilework still visible on its surviving minaret — a unique structure in southern India.

Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

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