Jama Masjid | |
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![]() Jaunpur Jama Masjid | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Jaunpur |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Masjid |
Location | |
Location | ![]() |
Territory | Uttar Pradesh |
Geographic coordinates | 25°45′32.41″N 82°41′6.23″E / 25.7590028°N 82.6850639°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Husain Shah Sharki |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic, Jaunpur architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture |
Completed | 1470 |
Dome dia. (inner) | 11.4m |
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 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.[1] It is 1 km from the Atala mosque.
Special prayers are held every Friday. Regular prayers for five times are offered every day.