Jumma Masjid and Cannon (Neelam And Kadanal)
state protected monument of Gujarat
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Overview
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The Jumma Masjid is a former congregational mosque located inside Uparkot Fort in the city of Junagadh, in the Indian state of Gujarat. The building is now partly in ruins and no longer serves as a mosque. Local residents and the Archaeological Survey of India identify the structure from which it was converted as the Ranakdevi Mahal. It is listed as a state protected monument of Gujarat. German-language sources describe it as one of the most distinctive buildings of its kind. Junagadh lies in the south of the Kathiawar (Saurashtra) peninsula.
History
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According to the available sources, the mosque was created in the 15th century by converting an earlier temple or palace. That building is identified by local people and the Archaeological Survey of India as the Ranakdevi Mahal. Over time the structure fell into partial ruin, and it is now protected as a monument at state level.
From Wikipedia
The Jumma Masjid or Jama Masjid is a former Friday mosque, now in partial ruins, in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh, in the state of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built in 15th century by converting a temple or a palace identified as Ranakdevi Mahal by local people and the Archaeological Survey of India. The structure is a Protected Monument in the state of Gujarat.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_Masjid_(Junagadh)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumma_Masjid,_Uparkot
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%B9