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{{Infobox building
| name = Ala Hazrat Haj House
| alternate_names = Aala Hazrat Haj House
| image = Ala Hazrat Haj House, Ghaziabad.jpg
| location = Haj House Colony, New Hindon Vihar
| location_town = [[Ghaziabad]]
| location_country = India
| completion_date = 19 August 2016
| inauguration_date = 05 September 2016
| owner = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
}}
'''Ala Hazrat Haj House''' is a complex in the [[Ghaziabad district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It provides accommodations for Muslims on their way to [[Hajj]]. It is run by the Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building of Ala Hazrat Haj House big achievement of UP govt |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/15055-building-of-ala-hazrat-haj-house-big-achievement-of-up-govt/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The building completed construction on 19 August 2016, and was inaugurated on 5 September 2016 by [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], [[Akhilesh Yadav]] and Minister of Minority Affairs, [[Azam Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-27 |title=Annual Haj pilgrimage on, newly built Haj House in Ghaziabad stands locked |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/annual-haj-pilgrimage-on-newly-built-haj-house-in-ghaziabad-stands-locked/story-dv9APIwlv6AyBHaBkyy8iJ.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-03 |title=Closure of Ghaziabad haj house discrimination against community: Barelvi cleric |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/closure-of-ghaziabad-haj-house-discrimination-against-community-barelvi-cleric/articleshow/59885618.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-05 |title=CM अखिलेश और आजम ने किया गाजियाबाद में हज हाउस का उद्घाटन |url=https://www.naidunia.com/national-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-akhilesh-yadav-to-inaugurate-aala-hazrat-hajj-house-811315 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-05 |title=Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav to inaugurate Ala Hazrat Haj House |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/uttar-pradesh-cm-akhilesh-yadav-to-inaugurate-ala-hazrat-haj-house/articleshow/54012743.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-05 |title=UP CM Akhilesh Yadav inaugurates Haj House in Ghaziabad |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/up-cm-akhilesh-yadav-inaugurates-haj-house-in-ghaziabad/articleshow/54016919.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In early 2018 It was sealed by the order of [[National Green Tribunal]] after a [[Public Interest Litigation]] petition claimed the building had no sewage treatment plant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-21 |title=Haj House in Ghaziabad, inaugurated by Akhilesh Yadav, sealed - here's why |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/ghaziabad-uttar-pradesh-hindon-river-pollution-hajj-haj-house-akhilesh-yadav-yogi-adityanath/201245 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=swati |date=2017-08-05 |title=Row over Ghaziabad Haj House gets political colour over litigation |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/10384-row-over-ghaziabad-haj-house-gets-political-colour-over-litigation |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref> After the sealing of the Haj House the organisation Muslim Maha Sabha president Imran Khan met the District Magistrate of Ghaziabad and CM Yogi Adityanath for the request of unlocking the Haj house for the people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muslim Maha Sabha wants locked Haj house opened for pilgrims, petitions UP CM - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jul/29/muslim-maha-sabha-wants-locked-haj-house-opened-for-pilgrims-petitions-up-cm-1635238.amp |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-29 |title=Muslim Maha Sabha petitions Yogi Adityanath to open Ghaziabad Haj House - India News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/muslim-maha-sabha-petitions-yogi-adityanath-to-open-ghaziabad-haj-house-3869089.html/amp |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Muslim Maha Sabha Wants Ghaziabad Haj House Opened, Petitions Adityanath |url=https://thewire.in/politics/muslim-maha-sabha-wants-ghaziabad-haj-house-opened-petitions-adityanath |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=thewire.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |date=2017-08-01 |title=UP Police lathi-charge Muslims protesting to open Hajj house in Ghaziabad |url=https://twocircles.net/2017aug01/414100.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Haj House was converted into a 500-bed hospital during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-03-08 |title=VIDEO: Coronavirus Outbreak: Haj House in Ghaziabad to be turned into 500-bed isolation centre |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/video/news/coronavirus-outbreak-haj-house-in-ghaziabad-to-be-turned-into-500-bed-isolation-centre-596268 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-03-07 |title=COVID-19: Haj House to become 500-bed isolation centre |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-19-haj-house-to-become-500-bed-isolation-centre/articleshow/74525577.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2016 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Government buildings in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Hajj pilgrimage from India]]
[[Category:Memorials to Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]]

Ala Hazrat Haj House - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 18:21, 21 August 2023