Jama Mosque, Jaunpur

Jama Masjid or Jama Mosque or Jami Masjid or Badi Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is a 15th-century mosque built by Hussain Shah Sharki 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.[1]

Jama Masjid
Jaunpur Jama Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictJaunpur
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMasjid
Location
Location Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
TerritoryUttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates25°45′9″N 82°41′25″E
Architecture
Architect(s)Husain Shah Sharki
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Jaunpur architecture
Completed1470
Dome dia. (inner)11.4

Special prayers are held every Friday. Regular prayers for five times are offered every day,

Plan of Western Half of Jami Masjid Jaunpur India

History

The mosque was built by the kings of Sharqi dynasty in the 15th century. The entrance of the mosque is 22 mtres high. In 1783, William Hodges made a sketch of the entrance of the mosque, published in his book Select Views in India.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. ACME MApper
  2. Wright, Colin. "A View of a Musjid, i.e. Tomb at Jionpoor". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2020. This is plate 13 from William Hodges' book, 'Select Views in India'. In 1783 Hodges went to Jaunpur and sketched the mosques built by the kings of the Sharqi dynasty in the 15th century. This picture shows the entrance gateway to the Atala Mosque, which was built in 1408, making it the earliest of all the Sharqi buildings at Jaunpur. The arched entrance to the Atala mosque is over 22 metres high. Along with the arch of the Friday Mosque at Jaunpur, it is the highest in India.
  3. Tillotson, G. H. R. (1992). "The Indian Travels of William Hodges". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2 (3): 377–398. ISSN 1356-1863. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. India a modern idők elött

Notes
  • Nath, R. 1978. History of Sultanate Architecture. New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 102-104.
  • Williams, John A. and Caroline. 1980. Architecture of Muslim India. Set 4: The Sultanate of Jaunpur, about 1360-1480. Santa Barbara, California: Visual Education, Inc.
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