Jama Masjid | |
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Jaunpur Jama Masjid
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Basic information | |
Location | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Geographic coordinates | 25°45′9″N 82°41′25″E / 25.75250°N 82.69028°E |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Jaunpur |
Territory | Uttar Pradesh |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Architectural description | |
Architectural type | Mosque |
Architectural style | Islamic, Jaunpur architecture |
Completed | 1470 |
Dome dia. (inner) | 11.4 |
Jama Masjid or Jama Mosque or Jami Masjid or Bari Masjid is a 15th-century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the chief tourist attractions in Jaunpur. The mosque is 2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat.
Special prayers are held every Friday. Regular prayers for five times are offered everyday,
William Hodges in his book Select Views in India mentions this mosque.