Atala Masjid
Main pishtaq leading into the iwan of Atala Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictJaunpur
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
Location
LocationIndia Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
TerritoryUttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates25°45′9.54″N 82°41′26.22″E / 25.7526500°N 82.6906167°E / 25.7526500; 82.6906167
Architecture
TypeIndo-Islamic Sharqi Architecture
StyleIslamic, Islamic architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture
Groundbreaking1376
Completed1408

Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a -14th century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 300 metres away from Shahi Qila fort, and 1 km from the Jama mosque. It 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.[1]

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Description

In 1377 A.D., Firuz Shah Tughlaq began the building of the mosque by demolishing the atala Devi temple, The Mosque was completed by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi of the Jaunpur Sultanate in 1408 A.D.[2][3]

Its height is more than 100 ft. There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The total perimeter of the mosque is 248 ft. Its construction was begun by Feroze Shah in 1393 A.D.[4]

William Hodges in his book Select Views in India mentions this mosque.[5]

A Madarsa named Madarsa Din Dunia is housed in central courtyard of the mosque. The Mosque is on the List of Monuments/Sites of Archaeological Survey of India of Directorate of Archaeology, (U.P.)[6] and on list List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India.[7]

Architecture

The central dome is almost 17 meters high above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall tower (at 23 meters).

See also

References

  1. ^ ACME MApper
  2. ^ Roshen Dalal (2010). The Religions of India. Penguin Books Limited. p. 448. ISBN 9788184753967.
  3. ^ Sheila Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom (1994). The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800. Yale University Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780300064650.
  4. ^ "Atala Masjid | District Jaunpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Official website. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ India a modern idők elött[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Directorate of Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh): List of Monuments/Sites of archaeological survey of India Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Archaeological Survey of India: Alphabetical List of Monuments - Uttar Pradesh". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.

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