Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
mosque in India
Key facts
- Built
- 1470
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Overview
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The Jama Masjid is a congregational mosque in the city of Jaunpur, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Masjid Jama or Masjid Bari. Built in the Indo-Islamic style, it is regarded as one of the outstanding examples of the provincial style of pre-Mughal Indo-Islamic architecture. The mosque is protected as a Monument of National Importance and is counted among the main places of interest for visitors to Jaunpur.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1470, and the sources place its construction in the fifteenth century.
From Wikipedia
Jama Masjid, also known as Jama Mosque, Jami Masjid or Badi Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is a 15th-century mosque built by Hussain Shah Sharqi of the Jaunpur Sultanate in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the chief tourist attractions in Jaunpur. The mosque is 2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat. It is 1 km from the Atala mosque.
Special prayers are held every Friday. The five regular prayers are offered every day.
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