Jama Mosque, Jaunpur

Jama Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictJaunpur
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMasjid
Location
LocationJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Interactive map of Jama Masjid
TerritoryUttar Pradesh
Coordinates25°45′32.41″N 82°41′6.23″E / 25.7590028°N 82.6850639°E / 25.7590028; 82.6850639
Architecture
ArchitectHusain Shah Sharki
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Jaunpur architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture
Completed1470
Dome dia. (inner)11.4m

Jama Masjid, also known as Jama Mosque, Jami Masjid or Badi Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is a 15th-century mosque built by Hussain Shah Sharqi of the Jaunpur Sultanate 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. It is 1 km from the Atala mosque.

Special prayers are held every Friday. The five regular prayers are offered every day.