Charari Sharief

{{Short description|Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}

{{About|a town|the Sufi shrine|Charar-e-Sharief shrine}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Charari Sharief

| other_name = Tsrar-i-Sharif

| nickname = Tsrar

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Alamdar e Kashmir.jpg

| image_alt = The Famous shrine of Charar-i-sharief and Khanqa-e-Faiz Panah opposite to it

| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

| coordinates = {{coord|33.862|74.766|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = Union territory

| subdivision_name1 = Jammu & Kashmir

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Budgam

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| elevation_m = 1933

| population_total = 11,533

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| postal_code = 191112

| registration_plate = JK04

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Charari Sharief (also spelled Charar-i-Sharief; {{IPA|ur|t͡ʃəɾɑːreː ʃəɾɪf}}, known as Tsrar-i-Sharif ({{IPA|ks|t͡sraːri ʃəriːf}} or {{IPA|ks|t͡saːri ʃəriːf|}}) in Kashmiri is a town and a notified area committee in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.{{Cite web |last=PeakVisor |title=Charar-E-Sharief |url=https://peakvisor.com/poi/charar-e-sharief.html |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}

The Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. The town was given the status of a block in January 2014. The town is divided into 10 wards. Each ward has a municipal councillor. The town's mohallas are: Talab-e-Kalan or Bada Talab, Trajibal, Court Road, Gulshan Abad, Nowhar, Baghi Noor U Din Nowhar, Jabl-e-Noor, Wazabagh, Alamdar colony, Zaloosa, and Kumar Mohalla.{{Cite web |last=PeakVisor |title=Charar-E-Sharief |url=https://peakvisor.com/poi/charar-e-sharief.html |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}

Charari Sharief is an important destination of Sufi pilgrimages, hosting an important shrine in Kashmir. It is situated approximately {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} from Srinagar, en route to Yusmarg. The shrine is approximately 600 years old. It is popularly known as the resting place of "Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali".{{Cite web |title=Submission Detail |url=https://www.theislamicheritage.com/detail/Charar-i-Sharief-Dargah?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.theislamicheritage.com}}