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'''Daira Mir Momin''', ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|دائرہ میر مومین}}, also called '''Daira-i-Mir Momin'''), is a [[Muslim grave|Muslim cemetery]] located in the [[Old City (Hyderabad, India)|Old City]] of [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100418/daira-mir-momin-in-shambles.html|title=Daira Mir Momin in shambles|date=2018-04-10|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-11-11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-01-05/VVIP-graveyard-a-sad-picture-of-neglect/350270|title=VVIP graveyard a sad picture of neglect|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/here-sleeps-the-earliest-urban-planner/article4827466.ece|title=Here sleeps the earliest urban planner|last=Khan|first=Asif Yar|date=2013-06-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-11-11|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== History ==
It was established during the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Qutb Shahi]] period in the 16th century around the grave of Mir Momin Astarabadi, who was the [[peshwa]] of the Golconda Sultanate and the planner of [[Hyderabad]]. It is said that he ordered camel-loads of soil to be brought from [[Karbala]] and sprinkled across the graveyard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2016-04-05/Remembering-the-man-behind-Charminars-architecture/218943|title=Remembering the man behind Charminar’s architecture|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/04/stories/2005070408470400.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Restoration with a royal touch|date=2005-07-04|access-date=2018-11-11}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The graveyard is in poor condition and is encroached by several illegal constructions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/jun/01/resting-places-of-the-dead-also-encroached-1822276.html|title=Resting places of the dead also encroached!|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>

== Notable burials ==

* Mir Momin Astarabadi<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgo97XF0XuYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Landmarks of the Deccan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Archaeological Remains of the City and Suburbs of Hyderabad|last=Bilgrami|first=Syed Ali Asgar|date=1992|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120605435|pages=46-50|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mir Alam]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]].
* [[Salar Jung I]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]].
* [[Salar Jung II]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]].
* [[Salar Jung III]], former [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]].
* [[Prince Moazzam Jah]]
* [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], classical musician.

=== Tomb of Mir Momin ===
The tomb of Mir Momin, located in the center, contains a number of Persian inscriptions.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Muslim cemeteries]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in India]]
[[Category:Islam in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:16th-century establishments in India]]
{{Cemeteries in India}}

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