List of mosques in India

List of mosques in India

This is a list of notable mosques in India. India currently has more than 300,000 active mosques. India has the third largest Muslim population.[1][2]

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Aasfi Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1784 CE Shia
  • Located in the Bara Imambara complex
  • Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, 4th Nawab of Awadh
Atala Masjid Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh 1408 CE Sunni
  • In 1377 CE, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the 19th Sultan of Delhi and 3rd ruler of Tughlaq dynasty laid the foundation
  • In 1408 CE, Ibrahim Shah, the 3rd ruler of Jaunpur Sultanate completed the construction
Central Mahallu Juma Masjid Muvattupuzha, Kerala 1927 CE Sunni
Charminar Hyderabad, Telangana 1591 CE Shia
Cheraman Juma Mosque Kodungallur, Kerala 629 CE Sunni (Shafi'i)
Great Mosque Budaun, Uttar Pradesh 1223 CE
Haji Ali Dargah Mumbai, Maharashtra 1431 CE Sufism
Hayat Bakshi Mosque Hyderabad, Telangana 1672 CE Shia
Hazratbal Shrine Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Sunni
Jama Masjid Agra, Uttar Pradesh 1648 CE Sunni
Jama Masjid Ahmedabad, Gujarat 1424 CE Sunni
Jama Masjid Champaner, Gujarat 1513 CE
Jama Masjid Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh 1705 CE
Jama Masjid Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh 1571 - 1574 CE
Jama Masjid Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh 1473 CE
  • The foundation of the mosque was laid in 1438 CE by Ibrahim Shah, the 3rd ruler of Jaunpur Sultanate
  • The complex was built in stages but was finally completed in 1473 CE by Hussain Shah, the last ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate
Jama Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1845 CE Shia
Jama Masjid Rampur, Uttar Pradesh 1939 CE
Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 1400 CE Sunni Deobandi
Khairtabad Mosque Hyderabad, Telangana 1626 CE
Makkah Masjid Hyderabad, Telangana 1693 CE
Malik Dinar Mosque Kasaragod, Kerala 720 - 740 CE Sunni (Shafi'i)
Masjid-e-Moazzam Surat, Gujarat 1799 - 1817 CE
Mian Mishk Masjid Hyderabad, Telangana
Moti Masjid Agra, Uttar Pradesh 1653 CE
Odathil Palli Thalassery, Kerala 1806 CE Sunni (Shafi'i)
Sha're Mubarak Masjid Kozhikode, Kerala 2022 Sunni (Shafi'i)
  • Would be India's largest mosque once built[4][5]
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque Ahmedabad, Gujarat 1573 CE Sunni Deobandi
Sir Syed Masjid Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 1915 CE Shia & Sunni
Spanish Mosque Hyderabad, Telangana 1906 CE
Teele Wali Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1658 - 1660 CE Sunni Barelvi
  • Shahi Imam Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani
Toli Masjid Hyderabad, Telangana 1671 CE
Ziarat Shareef Kakrala, Uttar Pradesh 1980 CE Sunni Barelvi

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Delanipur Jama Mosque

Andhra Pradesh

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Shahi Jamia Mosque Adoni

Assam

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Panbari Mosque

Bihar

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Pathar Ki Masjid Patna 1621 CE
Sher Shah Suri Mosque Patna 1545 CE Sunni

Chattisgarh

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Jama Masjid Bhilai 1967 CE Sunni Deobandi
  • First mosque in the world built in the shape of Arabic word Yā Allāh

Delhi

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Fatehpuri Masjid Delhi 1650 CE Sunni barelvi
Jama Masjid Delhi 1656 CE Sunni
Kalan Masjid
Khirki Mosque
Lal Masjid
Moti Masjid Delhi 1660 CE
Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk)
Zeenat-ul-Masajid

Goa

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Safa Shahouri Mosque Ponda 1560 CE

Haryana

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Kabuli Bagh Mosque Panipat 1527 CE
Thanesar Pathar Mosque

Karnataka

Name Location District Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks Ref
Ek Minar Mosque Raichur
Jama Masjid Bijapur Bijapur 1576 CE Shia
Jama Masjid Kalaburagi Kalaburagi 1367 CE Shia
Kali Masjid Bidar Bidar [6]
Masjid-i-Ala Srirangapatna Mandya
Mecca Masjid, Bijapur Bijapur Bijapur [7]

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Bibi Ki Masjid Burhanpur
Jama Masjid, Burhanpur Burhanpur
Jama Masjid Mandu 1454 CE
Lat Mosque Dhar
Moti Masjid Bhopal 1860
Taj-ul-Masajid Bhopal 1871 CE Sunni Deobandi

Maharashtra

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Alamgir Mosque Aurangabad
Damdi Masjid Ahmednagar
Jama Masjid Mumbai 1802 CE
Jama Mosque, Aurangabad Aurangabad
Kali Masjid Mumbai
Moghal Masjid Mumbai

Meghalaya

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Madina Mosque Shillong

Punjab

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Moorish Mosque Kapurthala 1930

Tamil Nadu

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Kazimar Big Mosque Madurai, Tamil Nadu 1284 CE Sunni Barelvi
Palaiya Jumma Palli Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu 628 - 630 CE Sunni Barelvi
  • Oldest mosque in Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest mosque in India
  • It is also known as Meen Kada Palli and Old Jumma Palli
  • Mosque was rebuilt in 1036 CE
Periamet Mosque Chennai 1838 CE
Triplicane Big Mosque Chennai

West Bengal

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Adina Mosque Malda, West Bengal 1363 CE Shia
Baro Shona Masjid
Basri Shah Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal 1804 CE Sunni
  • Oldest mosque in Kolkata
Chawk Masjid Murshidabad, West Bengal 1767 CE Shia
Jama Masjid, Motijheel
Katra Masjid Murshidabad, West Bengal 1724 CE Shia
Nakhoda Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal Sunni Barelvi
  • Reconstructed in 1935 CE
Tipu Sultan Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal 1842 CE Sunni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Multicultural India has more mosques than any Muslim country". Newseastwest.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. ^ "List of Mosques in India". www.hellotravel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  3. ^ "1400-year-old mosque to be restored to its original form". The Hindu. 2011-06-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. ^ "Kerala to have India's largest mosque". The Times of India. February 10, 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  5. ^ Sathish, V. M. "Gulf contributes to help build mosque in Calicut - News - World - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  6. ^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1947). Bidar, Its History and Monuments. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 196–197.
  7. ^ Cousens, Henry (1905). Bijapur, the Capital of the Adil Shahi Kings: A Guide to Its Ruins. Scottish Mission Industries Company. pp. 67–70.
  8. ^ "Raj Bhavan MP | The Hon'ble Governor". governor.mp.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ^ "State-wise List of Centrally Protected Monuments and Sites « Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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