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At the time, the largest mosque of South Asia built by Sikandar Shah, 2nd Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty; It is a centrally protected monument as per Archaeological Survey of India [9] Baro Shona Masjid: Basri Shah Mosque: Kolkata, West Bengal: 1804 CE: Sunni: Oldest mosque in Kolkata; Chawk Masjid: Murshidabad, West Bengal: 1767 ...
The Zeenath Baksh Juma Masjid ('Mosque that reflects beauty') commonly known as Masjid Zeenath Baksh is the 3rd oldest mosque in India and the oldest in the state of Karnataka constructed during 644 AD. This masjid which is also known as Beliye Palli is located in the Bunder area in the city of Mangalore and is well known for its pure Indian ...
Tipu Sultan Masjid also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid is a mosque located on the Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge, Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] [2] [3] It was built in 1860 by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, the youngest son of Tipu Sultan after the Tipu Sultan Masjid was built with the same design and look.
The Taj-ul-Masajid largely takes inspiration from Mughal architecture. [8] The mosque has a pink facade topped by two 18-storey high octagonal minarets with marble domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars, and marble flooring resembling the likes of Jama Masjid in Delhi and the Badshahi Mosque of Lahore. [9]
The mosque is located within the historic city of Shahjahanabad, today known as the locality of Old Delhi. Across from the mosque are the Red Fort and Sunehri Masjid. [4] As one of the focal points of Old Delhi, Jama Masjid is surrounded by various commercial centres, such as the historic Chandni Chowk. [5]
Masjid-e-Rashid (Urdu: مسجد رشید), also known as Jame Rashid Mosque, Masjid-e-Rashidiyah, and Taj Masjid, is a mosque located in the compound of Darul Uloom Deoband in the Saharanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This mosque is named after Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, the second patron of
Palaiya Jumma Palli (transl. Old Jumma Masjid) or Meen Kadai Palli is a mosque in Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, India.Built in 628–630 AD, [1] it is believed to be one of the oldest mosques in the world and along with Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur, Kerala and Barwada Mosque in Ghogha, Gujarat, the first mosque in India.
Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. The lists include the most famous, largest and oldest mosques, and mosques mentioned in the Quran , as well as lists of mosques in each region and country of the world.