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Daraza ( sd, درازا) is a word taken from the Persian "Dar-e-raaz" meaning the door to divine secrets. It was once a state consisting of 17000 acres, and is now a village that is also called Daraza Sharif. This village is located near the present-day Ranipur which is a city in the Khairpur District of
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
province, Pakistan. The village is famous for being the location of the burial place and tomb of
Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
poet Faquir Abdol Wahab Farouqi who was also known as Sachal Sarmast. It is located at 27°18'22N 68°30'36E with an altitude of 46 metres (154 feet).Location of Draza – Falling Rain Genomics
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Populated places in Khairpur District {{Sindh-geo-stub