Nawab Jamia Mosque

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Nawab Jamia Mosque is a mosque in the town of Chengalpattuin Tamil Nadu, India. It is the most important mosque in the town. [1]

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  1. M. Gopalakrishnan (2000). Tamil Nadu state: Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts (erstwhile Chengalpattu district). Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 1237.


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