Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය
கொழும்பு புறக்கோட்டை சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் (மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்)
The distinctive red and white minarets of Jami Ul-Afar
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationPettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque is located in Central Colombo
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
Shown within Central Colombo
Geographic coordinates6°56′19″N 79°51′06″E / 6.9385°N 79.8518°E / 6.9385; 79.8518
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleIndo-Saracenic
Groundbreaking1908
Completed1909
Website
redmasjid.com

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, (known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli,[1] Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city.

  1. ^ Deen, M. Haris Z (9 October 2015). "Saibo Lebbe: The unlettered architect who designed and built Red Mosque". The Island. Retrieved 28 January 2016.