List of mosques in India

This is a list of notable mosques in India. India has more than 300,000 active mosques a number which is more than most Islamic nations. Population wise India has the third largest Muslim population.[1][2]

Name Location Image Year Religious Denomination Remarks
Aasfi Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1784 CE Shia
Adina Mosque Malda, West Bengal 1363 CE Shia
Atala Masjid Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh 1408 CE Sunni
Basri Shah Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal 1804 CE Sunni
  • Oldest mosque in Kolkata
Central Mahallu Juma Masjid Muvattupuzha, Kerala 1927 CE Sunni
Charminar Hyderabad, Telangana 1591 CE Shia
Chawk Masjid Murshidabad, West Bengal 1767 CE Shia
Cheraman Juma Mosque Kodungallur, Kerala 629 CE Sunni (Shafi'i)
Damdi Masjid Maharashtra
Fatehpuri Masjid Delhi 1650 CE Sunni Deobandi
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 Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 1967 CE Sunni Deobandi
  • First mosque in the world built in the shape of Arabic word Yā Allāh
Jama Masjid Bijapur, Karnataka 1576 CE Shia
Jama Masjid Champaner, Gujarat 1513 CE
Jama Masjid Delhi 1656 CE Sunni Deobandi
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 Kalaburagi, Karnataka 1367 CE Shia
Jama Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1845 CE Shia
Jama Masjid Mandu, Madhya Pradesh 1454 CE
Jama Masjid Mumbai, Maharashtra 1802 CE
Jama Masjid Rampur, Uttar Pradesh 1939 CE
Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 1400 CE Sunni Deobandi
Kabuli Bagh Mosque Panipat, Haryana 1527 CE
Katra Masjid Murshidabad, West Bengal 1724 CE Shia
Kazimar Big Mosque Madurai, Tamil Nadu 1284 CE Sunni Barelvi
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
Moghal Masjid
Moti Masjid Agra, Uttar Pradesh 1653 CE
Moti Masjid Delhi 1660 CE
Nakhoda Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal Sunni Barelvi
  • Reconstructed in 1935 CE
Odathil Palli Thalassery, Kerala 1806 CE Sunni (Shafi'i)
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
Pathar Ki Masjid Patna, Bihar 1621 CE
Periamet Mosque Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1838 CE
Safa Shahouri Mosque Ponda, Goa 1560 CE
Sha're Mubarak Masjid Kozhikode, Kerala Proposed Sunni (Shafi'i)
  • Would be India's largest mosque once built[5][6]
Sher Shah Suri Mosque Patna, Bihar 1545 CE Sunni
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
Taj-ul-Masajid Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 1871 CE Sunni Deobandi
Teele Wali Masjid Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1658 - 1660 CE Sunni Barelvi
  • Shahi Imam Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani
Tipu Sultan Mosque Kolkata, West Bengal 1842 CE Sunni
Toli Masjid Hyderabad, Telangana 1671 CE
Ziarat Shareef Kakrala, Uttar Pradesh 1980 CE Sunni Barelvi

See also

References

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