Jama Mosque, Furus

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Jama Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Friday mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationFurus Navanagar Road, Furus, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Country India
India Maharashtra relief map.svg
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Location of the mosque in Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates 17°44′17″N73°19′28″E / 17.738182282521617°N 73.32447027769228°E / 17.738182282521617; 73.32447027769228
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Materials Masonry

The Jama Mosque, also known as the Jaama Masjid, is a Friday mosque, located in Furus, in the Ratnagiri district of the state of Maharashtra, India.

The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to 500 worshipers. The mosque is a very simple, bold, vast and majestic in its expression. It is crowned by large dome made up of masonry cement. There are inscriptions in the mosque on the gateway.

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