Jami Masjid, Mangrol
Jami Masjid | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque (former) |
Status | Abandoned (partial ruinous state) |
Location | |
Location | Mangrol, Gujarat |
Country | India |
Location of the former mosque in Gujarat | |
Geographic coordinates | 21°07′10″N 70°06′37″E / 21.11933°N 70.11014°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | c. 1384 |
Dome(s) | Six (maybe more) |
Official name | Jami Masjid |
Reference no. | N-GJ-138 |
The Jami Masjid is a former Friday mosque, now in partial ruins, located in Mangrol, in the state of Gujarat, India. It was built in c. 1384, during the reign of the Gujarat Sultanate.[1][2] The mosque is a Monument of National Importance.[3]
There are nine mihrabs in the back wall of the mosque,[2] and the mosque structure includes an extensive subterranean vav.[1]
Gallery
- Interior of the mosque
See also
References
- ^ a b Kumar, Ajun (16 July 2018). "A vav inside a mosque". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b Cousens, Henry (1931). Somanatha and other mediaeval temples in Kathiawad. pp. 65–66.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Gujarat". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 18 November 2016.