About Zanana Rauza:
Zanana Rauza or women’s tomb is accessible through a beautiful gateway situated between the dargah of Sheikh Salim Chisti and Jamat Khana. This gateway is elegantly adorned with bands of red sandstone and marble and the central arch of its gateway has a square opening. Inlaid arched panels of red sandstone and marble adorn this gateway and floral designs frame the opening. Beautiful kiosks, turrets and merlons crown it. The interiors consist of a dark suite enshrining graves of the women of Sheikh Salim’s family and were originally a part of northern cloister of the Jami Mosque. Before the conversion of this part of the building into the women’d graveyard, it was connected to Salim Chishti’s house via an underground pathway through which the women of Sheikh Salim’s family could visit and listen to him during his religious discourses while maintaining their privacy. The two oblong chambers of the building are divided into sections and subsections with the help of elaborately carved stone screens, designed in geometrical patterns, that contain graves of several ladies of the household including one Bibi Mattu Lanbiri.
General Information about Zanana Rauza:
Location: Fatehpur Sikri
State: Uttar Pradesh
Capital: Lucknow
Language: Hindi, English
Temperature: Max 42˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: October to February
How to Reach Zanana Rauza:
By Air:
Kheria airport in Agra is the nearest airport from Fatehpur Sikri. Domestic flights are available to Agra from important places of India. From the airport, you have to reach Fatehpur Sikri via road route.
By Train:
Nearest major railway station is located in Agra. Agra railway is served by large number of express trains from important places of the country. Taj Express, Shatabdi express and several other trains are available from Delhi to Agra. Trains are available at regular intervals between Agra and Fatehpur Sikri.
By Bus:
UPSTDC, ITDC and other private operators arrange conducted tours to Fatehpur Sikri, but the tour buses stop only for an hour. If you want to spend longer time at Fatehpur Sikri it is better you take a regular bus from the Idgah Bus Stand.