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Makkah Mosque is a mosque in the city of Chennai, India. The dargah of Syed Musa Sha Khaderi is located near the masjid. The masjid is located on Anna Salai. The five-storeyed mosque is one of the largest in India and can house 5,000 worshippers at a time. [citation needed]
This is a list of mosques in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Pages in category "Mosques in Chennai" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Triplicane Big Mosque (also called Wallajah Mosque) is a mosque located in Triplicane High Road, Triplicane in Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Mughal architectural style , the mosque was built in 1795 by the family of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah , the Nawab of Arcot during 1765.
The complex includes a Sufi shrine, the grave of Sufi saint Sultan Sikandhar Badushah shaheed, and a mosque. Situated at the peak of the Thiruparankundram hills. Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, and Jain caves (சமணர் குகை) are also there in the hills.
Adina Mosque: Malda, West Bengal: 1363 CE: Shia: At the time, the largest mosque of South Asia built by Sikandar Shah, 2nd Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty; It is a centrally protected monument as per Archaeological Survey of India [9] Baro Shona Masjid: Basri Shah Mosque: Kolkata, West Bengal: 1804 CE: Sunni: Oldest mosque in ...
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The mosque is located at the western end of the complex. Completed in 1613 CE and built by Mughal commander Dilawar Khan, the mosque measures 10.7 by 8.5 metres (35 by 28 ft). The façade contains three cusped arched entrances, with lotus medallions on the spandrels , leading into the interior.
The site of the mosque was previously occupied by an assembly hall. There was a tradition of lighting thousand oil lamps to illuminate the assembly hall. The mosque thus gets its name from this tradition. [4] The chief Shia Qazi of Chennai functions from the mosque, and the post has been continuously held by the same family. [3]: 128