Jintur

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Parbhani district map

Jintur (जिंतूर) is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Location

Jintur is located at 19.62°N 76.7°E. It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1492 feet).

Variants

• Jintura (जिंतूर) (जिला परभणी, महा.) (AS, p.365)

History

The Jain temple of Parasnath near Jintur is carved inside a rock with a narrow dark passage leading to the domed building. There are several figures beautifully carved in stone and the central figure is 12 feet high carved in a greenish stone. Important dargahs in the district are those of Khani Alam at Basmat, of Hazrat Shamsuddin and Hazrat Shah Mastan at Jintur and of Hazrat Shah Ismail at Kunri.

जिंतूर

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...जिंतूर (AS, p.365) परभणी ज़िला, महाराष्ट्र का ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। इस स्थान पर मुस्लिम संत 'शम्सुद्दीन' तथा 'शाह मस्तान' की प्राचीन दरगाह हैं।