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 |
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Aasfi Masjid | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 1784 CE | Shia |
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Atala Masjid | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh | 1408 CE | Sunni |
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Central Mahallu Juma Masjid | Muvattupuzha, Kerala | 1927 CE | Sunni | ||
Charminar | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1591 CE | Shia |
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Cheraman Juma Mosque | Kodungallur, Kerala | 629 CE | Sunni |
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Great Mosque | Budaun, Uttar Pradesh | 1223 CE | Sunni |
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Haji Ali Dargah | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1431 CE | Sufism |
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Hayat Bakshi Mosque | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1672 CE | Shia |
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Hazratbal Shrine | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | 1648 CE | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 1424 CE | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Champaner, Gujarat | 1513 CE | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh | 1705 CE | Sunni | ||
Jama Masjid | Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh | 1571 - 1574 CE | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh | 1473 CE | Sunni |
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Jama Masjid | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 1845 CE | Shia |
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Jama Masjid | Rampur, Uttar Pradesh | 1939 CE | Sunni |
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Jamia Masjid | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | 1400 CE | Sunni Deobandi |
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Khairtabad Mosque | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1626 CE |
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Makkah Masjid | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1693 CE | Sunni |
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Malik Dinar Mosque | Kasaragod, Kerala | 720 - 740 CE | Sunni (Shafi'i) |
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Masjid-e-Moazzam | Surat, Gujarat | 1799 - 1817 CE | Sunni |
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Mian Mishk Masjid | Hyderabad, Telangana |
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Moti Masjid | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | 1653 CE | Sunni |
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Odathil Palli | Thalassery, Kerala | 1806 CE | Sunni (Shafi'i) | ||
Sha're Mubarak Masjid | Kozhikode, Kerala | 2022 | Sunni (Shafi'i) | ||
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 1573 CE | Sunni Deobandi | ||
Sir Syed Masjid | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | 1915 CE | Shia & Sunni |
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Spanish Mosque | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1906 CE |
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Teele Wali Masjid | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 1658 - 1660 CE | Sunni Barelvi |
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Toli Masjid | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1671 CE |
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Ziarat Shareef | Kakrala, Uttar Pradesh | 1980 CE | Sunni Barelvi |
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Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Delanipur Jama Mosque |
Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Shahi Jamia Mosque | Adoni |
Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Panbari Mosque |
Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Pathar Ki Masjid | Patna | 1621 CE |
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Sher Shah Suri Mosque | Patna | 1545 CE | Sunni |
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Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Jama Masjid | Bhilai | 1967 CE | Sunni Deobandi |
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Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Fatehpuri Masjid | Delhi | 1650 CE | Sunni barelvi |
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Jama Masjid | Delhi | 1656 CE | Sunni |
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Kalan Masjid | |||||
Khirki Mosque | |||||
Lal Masjid | |||||
Moti Masjid | Delhi | 1660 CE |
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Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk) | |||||
Zeenat-ul-Masajid |
Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Safa Shahouri Mosque | Ponda | 1560 CE |
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Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Kabuli Bagh Mosque | Panipat | 1527 CE |
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Thanesar Pathar Mosque |
Name | Location | District | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks | Ref |
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Ek Minar Mosque | Raichur | ||||||
Jama Masjid | Bijapur | Bijapur | 1576 CE | Shia |
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Jama Masjid | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 1367 CE | Shia |
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Kali Masjid | Bidar | Bidar | [6] | ||||
Masjid-i-Ala | Srirangapatna | Mandya | |||||
Mecca Masjid, Bijapur | Bijapur | Bijapur | [7] |
Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Bibi Ki Masjid | Burhanpur | ||||
Jama Masjid, Burhanpur | Burhanpur | ||||
Jama Masjid | Mandu | 1454 CE |
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Lat Mosque | Dhar | ||||
Moti Masjid | Bhopal | 1860 | |||
Taj-ul-Masajid | Bhopal | 1871 CE | Sunni Deobandi |
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Name | Location | Image | Year | Religious Denomination | Remarks |
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Alamgir Mosque | Aurangabad | ||||
Damdi Masjid | Ahmednagar | ||||
Jama Masjid | Mumbai | 1802 CE | |||
Jama Mosque, Aurangabad | Aurangabad | ||||
Kali Masjid | Jalna | ||||
Moghal Masjid | Mumbai |
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Madina Mosque | Shillong |
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Moorish Mosque | Kapurthala | 1930 |
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Kazimar Big Mosque | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | 1284 CE | Sunni Barelvi | ||
Palaiya Jumma Palli | Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu | 628 - 630 CE | Sunni Barelvi |
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Periamet Mosque | Chennai | 1838 CE | |||
Triplicane Big Mosque | Chennai |
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Adina Mosque | Malda, West Bengal | 1363 CE | Shia |
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Baro Shona Masjid | |||||
Basri Shah Mosque | Kolkata, West Bengal | 1804 CE | Sunni |
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Chawk Masjid | Murshidabad, West Bengal | 1767 CE | Shia |
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Jama Masjid, Motijheel | |||||
Katra Masjid | Murshidabad, West Bengal | 1724 CE | Shia |
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Nakhoda Mosque | Kolkata, West Bengal | Sunni Barelvi |
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Tipu Sultan Mosque | Kolkata, West Bengal | 1842 CE | Sunni |
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