Atala Masjid, Jaunpur
mosque in India
Key facts
- Built
- 1155
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Overview
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The Atala Masjid is a historic mosque in the city of Jaunpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is protected as a Monument of National Importance. The sources describe it as one of Jaunpur's main attractions and as an example of heritage mosque architecture, not only in Uttar Pradesh but across India. The building carries traces of the period in which it was constructed. Its recorded address is on the main road in Jaunpur.
History
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According to the German Wikipedia, the mosque was completed around 1408 and was the founding building of the Jaunpur Sultanate, which was independent from 1394 to 1479. The Arabic source likewise places its construction in the fifteenth century. The year 1155 given in the database record does not agree with these accounts.
From Wikipedia
The Atala Mosque, also known as the Atala Masjid, is a 15th-century mosque in Jaunpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The mosque is situated 300 metres (330 yd) from Shahi Qila (English: Royal Fort); 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) from the Jama Mosque; 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-northeast of Jaunpur; 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) northwest of Zafarābād; 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi) north-northeast of Mariāhū; and 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) west-northwest of Kirākat.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atala-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atala_Mosque,_Jaunpur
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%DB%81_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1