Azamgarh's 5 Historic Treasures: From Shibli Library to Sher Shah Suri's Bridge

• Shibli College Library, established in 1914, houses 750 handwritten manuscripts including Jahanara's 'Al-Arwah' and Persian translations of Upanishads and Mahabharata.
• A 200-year-old church in Civil Lines, built in 1843 by the Bishop of Kolkata, reflects Azamgarh's religious harmony.
• Karbala Maidan holds tombs of Raja Azam Shah, founder of Azamgarh, his queen, and soldiers, dating back to the 17th-18th centuries.
• Mehta Library, built in 1929, is now a government office for the Water Department, a brick and cement structure.
• Azamgarh's Shahi Pul, built by Sher Shah Suri in 1530 using cold mortar, is a significant Mughal-era architectural heritage.