List of mosques in India

This is a list of notable mosques in India, organised by state or union territory. As of 2021^[update], India had more than 55,000 active mosques and had the third largest Muslim population in the world.^[1]^[2]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Delanipur Jama Mosque	Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Shahi Jamia Mosque	Adoni		1662

Assam

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Panbari Mosque	Dhubri		c. 16th century		Built by either the Sultan of Bengal, Alauddin Husain Shah or Mir Jumla II, a Mughal governor

Bihar

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Pathar Ki Masjid	Patna		1621 CE		Built by Parviz Mirza, son of 4th Mughal Emperor, Jahangir
Sher Shah Suri Mosque	Patna		1545 CE	Sunni	Built by Sher Shah Suri, the founder and 1st ruler of Sur Empire, to commemorate his reign

Chhattisgarh

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Jama Masjid	Bhilai		1967	Sunni Deobandi	First mosque in the world built in the shape of Arabic word Yā Allāh

Delhi

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Fatehpuri Masjid	Delhi	1650 CE	Sunni Barelvi	Built by Fatehpuri Begum, one of the wives of 5th Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan Mufti Mukarram Ahmad is the chief mufti and imam of the mosque
Jama Masjid	Delhi	1656 CE	Sunni	Also known as Masjid-i-Jehān-Numā, roughly translating to "mosque commanding the view of the world" in Persian and Urdu Built by Shah Jahan
Kalan Masjid	Old Delhi	1387 CE		One of the seven mosques built by Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani
Khirki Mosque	South Delhi	1354 CE		Built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq, of the Tughlaq dynasty A Monument of National Importance; no longer used as a mosque
Lal Masjid	Old Delhi	1728 CE
Moti Masjid	Delhi	1660 CE		Built by the 6th Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, at the Red Fort complex for his 2nd wife Nawab Bai
Sunehri Masjid	Chandni Chowk	1722 CE		Built by Roshan-ud-Daula, during the reign of Emperor Muhammad Shah
Sunehri Bagh Masjid	Central Delhi	17th century
Zeenat-ul-Masajid	Central Delhi	c. 1710 CE		Built by by Zeenat-un-Nissa, the second daughter of Aurangzeb

Goa

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Safa Shahouri Mosque	Ponda		1560 CE		Built by Ibrahim Adil Shah I, the 4th Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur

Gujarat

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Jama Masjid	Ahmedabad	1424 CE	Sunni	Built during the reign of Ahmad Shah I, 3rd ruler of Muzaffarid dynasty and 4th Sultan of Gujarat
Jama Masjid	Champaner	1513 CE	Sunni	Built during the reign of Mahmud Shah I, 7th ruler of Muzaffarid dynasty and 8th Sultan of Gujarat
Masjid-e-Moazzam	Surat	1799 - 1817 CE	Sunni	First Built by Abde Ali Saifuddin Rebuilt later in 1996 by Mohammed Burhanuddin
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque	Ahmedabad	1573 CE	Sunni

Haryana

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Kabuli Bagh Mosque	Panipat		1527 CE		Built by Babur to mark his victory over Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat
Thanesar Pathar Mosque	Thanesar		17th century		A Monument of National Importance; no longer used as a mosque

Jammu and Kashmir

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Hazratbal Shrine	Srinagar		1634 CE; 1979	Sufism	Considered to be Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine Built by 5th Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan Expanded in 1979
Jamia Masjid	Srinagar		1400 CE	Sunni Deobandi	Built by Sikandar Shah Miri, the 6th ruler of Shah Mir dynasty

Karnataka

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks	Notes
Ali Farhad Khan's Mosque	Aland
Andu Masjid	Bijapur
Ek Minar Mosque	Raichur
Jama Masjid	Bidar
Jama Masjid	Bijapur	1576 CE	Shia	Construction started by Ali Adil Shah I, the 5th Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur but was never completed
Jama Masjid	Kalaburagi	1367 CE	Shia	Built by Mohammed Shah I, the 2nd ruler of Bahmani Sultanate
Kali Masjid	Bidar				^[3]
Langar Ki Masjid	Kalaburagi
Masjid-i-Ala	Srirangapatna
Mecca Masjid	Bijapur				^[4]
Nav Gumbaz	Bijapur

Kerala

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Central Mahallu Juma Masjid	Muvattupuzha	1927 CE	Sunni
Cheraman Juma Mosque	Kodungallur	629 CE	Sunni	Built by Malik Dinar, companion of Muhammad, on orders of Cheraman Perumal, then King of modern-day Kerala^[5] The oldest and first mosque in the Indian subcontinent Destroyed by the Portuguese in 1504 CE The old building was built some time after 1504 CE Modern corridors and halls were built in 1984 CE
Malik Dinar Mosque	Kasaragod	720 - 740 CE	Sunni (Shafi'i)	Grave of Malik Dinar
Odathil Palli	Thalassery	1806 CE	Sunni (Shafi'i)
Sha're Mubarak Masjid	Kozhikode	2022	Sunni (Shafi'i)	India's largest mosque^[6]^[7]

Madhya Pradesh

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Bibi Ki Masjid	Burhanpur
Jama Masjid	Burhanpur
Jama Masjid	Chanderi	AH 853 (1449/1450)	Sunni
Jama Masjid	Mandu	1454 CE		Hoshang Shah, the 2nd Sultan of Malwa, started the construction and was completed during the reign of Mahmud Khalji, the 4th Sultan of Malwa
Lat Mosque	Dhar
Moti Masjid	Bhopal	1860
Taj-ul-Masajid	Bhopal	1871 CE	Sunni Deobandi	Largest mosque in India Construction began in 1871 and resumed in 1971^[8] Initiated by Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal and continued to be built by her daughter Sultan Jahan Begum

Maharashtra

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Alamgir Mosque	Aurangabad	1693 CE		Built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
Damdi Masjid	Ahmednagar	1568 CE		Built by Sahir Khan, a nobleman of the Ahmednagar Sultanate A Monument of National Importance; no longer used as a mosque
Haji Ali Dargah	Mumbai	1431 CE	Sufism	Mosque and Dargah or the monument of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, Sufi saint and merchant from Uzbekistan
Jama Masjid	South Mumbai	1802–1874	Sunni
Jama Mosque	Aurangabad	1612 CE		Built by Malik Amber
Kali Masjid	Jalna	1578 CE		Built by Syed Farooque, of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Moghal Masjid	Mumbai	1860 CE	Shia	Funded by Haji Mohammed Husain Shirazi, an Iranian businessman Completed in the Qajar style

Meghalaya

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Madina Mosque	Shillong		2012	Sunni	One of the largest mosques in Northeast India Capacity for 2,000 worshippers

Punjab

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Moorish Mosque	Kapurthala		1930		Built by Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, the last ruler of Kapurthala

Rajasthan

Name	Location	Image	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Chaurasi Khamba Mosque	Kaman		13th century	Sunni	Built by Mohammad Ghouri on the site of a former Hindu temple Patronized by Baha Al-Din Tughrul
Lal Masjid	Tijara		17th century		Built by Hindal Mirza

Tamil Nadu

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Kazimar Big Mosque	Madurai	1284 CE	Sunni Barelvi	First Muslim place of worship in Madurai One of the oldest mosques to follow Hanafi and Shadhili
Palaiya Jumma Palli	Kilakarai	628–630 CE	Sunni Barelvi	Oldest mosque in Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest mosque in India Rebuilt in 1036 CE
Periamet Mosque	Chennai	1838		Capacity for 4,000 worshippers
Triplicane Big Mosque	Chennai	1795		Built by the family of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah Includes a dargah in the mosque grounds

Telangana

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Charminar	Hyderabad	1591 CE	Shia	Mosque of four minarets Situated on the east bank of Musi river and adjacent to Makkah Masjid Built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the 5th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty, a Persianate Shia Islamic dynasty
Hayat Bakshi Mosque	Golconda, Hyderabad	1672 CE	Shia	Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah, the 7th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty, a Persianate Shia Islamic dynasty Named after Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Muhammad Qutb Shah, 6th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty
Khairtabad Mosque	Hyderabad	1626 CE		Built in honor of Akhund Mulla Abul Malik, the tutor of Khairunnisa Begum, daughter of Quli Qutb Shah, 1st Sultan of Golconda and founder of Qutb Shahi dynasty
Makkah Masjid	Hyderabad	1693 CE	Sunni	Construction began in 1617 CE, during the reign of Muhammad Qutb Shah, 6th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty Construction completed in 1693 CE, during the reign of 6th Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb It was built after Charminar
Mian Mishk Masjid	Hyderabad	1674 CE		Built by Miyan Mishk, a nobleman during the reign of 7th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty, Abdullah Qutb Shah In a partial ruinous state
Spanish Mosque	Hyderabad	1906 CE		Built in Moorish style of architecture by Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Toli Masjid	Hyderabad	1671 CE		Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah, the 7th Sultan of Golconda and ruler of Qutb Shahi dynasty, a Persianate Shia Islamic dynasty

Uttar Pradesh

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Aasfi Masjid	Lucknow	1784 CE	Shia	Located in the Bara Imambara complex Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, 4th Nawab of Awadh
Atala Masjid	Jaunpur	1408 CE	Sunni	In 1377 CE, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the 19th Sultan of Delhi and 3rd ruler of Tughlaq dynasty laid the foundation In 1408 CE, Ibrahim Shah, the 3rd ruler of Jaunpur Sultanate completed the construction
Great Mosque	Budaun	1223 CE	Sunni	Built by Iltutmish, the 3rd Sultan of Delhi and the Mamluk dynasty
Jama Masjid	Agra	1648 CE	Sunni	Built by Jahanara Begum, daughter of 5th Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan
Jama Masjid	Dildarnagar	1705 CE	Sunni
Jama Masjid	Fatehpur Sikri	1571 - 1574 CE	Sunni	Built by 3rd Mughal Emperor, Akbar
Jama Masjid	Jaunpur	1473 CE	Sunni	The foundation of the mosque was laid in 1438 CE by Ibrahim Shah, the 3rd ruler of Jaunpur Sultanate The complex was built in stages but was finally completed in 1473 CE by Hussain Shah, the last ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate
Jama Masjid	Lucknow	1845 CE	Shia	Construction was started in 1839 CE by Mohammad Ali Shah, 9th Nawab of Awadh After the death of Mohammad Ali Shah in 1842 CE, construction was completed by his wife
Jama Masjid	Rampur	1939 CE	Sunni	Built by Nawab Raza Ali Khan of Rampur State
Moti Masjid	Agra	1653 CE	Sunni	Built by the 5th Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan
Sir Syed Masjid	Aligarh	1915 CE	Shia & Sunni	Located in Aligarh Muslim University campus
Teele Wali Masjid	Lucknow	1658 - 1660 CE	Sunni Barelvi	Shahi Imam Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani
Ziarat Shareef	Kakrala	1980 CE	Sunni Barelvi	Built by Shah Saqlain Miyan

West Bengal

Name	Location	Year	Religious branch	Remarks
Adina Mosque	Malda	1363 CE	Shia	At the time, the largest mosque of South Asia built by Sikandar Shah, 2nd Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty It is a centrally protected monument as per Archaeological Survey of India^[9]
Baro Shona Masjid
Basri Shah Mosque	Kolkata	1804 CE	Sunni	Oldest mosque in Kolkata
Chawk Masjid	Murshidabad	1767 CE	Shia	Established by Munni Begum, 2nd wife of the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar
Jama Masjid, Motijheel	Motijheel
Katra Masjid	Murshidabad	1724 CE	Shia	A former caravanserai Tomb of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan One of the largest caravansaries in the South Asia
Nakhoda Mosque	Kolkata		Sunni Barelvi	Reconstructed in 1935 CE
Tipu Sultan Mosque	Kolkata	1842 CE	Sunni	Built by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib, the youngest son of Tipu Sultan

References

^ "Multicultural India has more mosques than any Muslim country". Newseastwest.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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^ Yazdani, Ghulam (1947). Bidar, Its History and Monuments. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 196–197.
^ Cousens, Henry (1905). Bijapur, the Capital of the Adil Shahi Kings: A Guide to Its Ruins. Scottish Mission Industries Company. pp. 67–70.
^ "1400-year-old mosque to be restored to its original form". The Hindu. 2011-06-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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[1] "Multicultural India has more mosques than any Muslim country". Newseastwest.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.

[2] "List of Mosques in India". www.hellotravel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.

[:0-3] Yazdani, Ghulam (1947). Bidar, Its History and Monuments. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 196–197.

[4] Cousens, Henry (1905). Bijapur, the Capital of the Adil Shahi Kings: A Guide to Its Ruins. Scottish Mission Industries Company. pp. 67–70.

[5] "1400-year-old mosque to be restored to its original form". The Hindu. 2011-06-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[6] "Kerala to have India's largest mosque". The Times of India. February 10, 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[7] Sathish, V. M. "Gulf contributes to help build mosque in Calicut - News - World - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[8] "Raj Bhavan MP | The Hon'ble Governor". governor.mp.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[9] "State-wise List of Centrally Protected Monuments and Sites « Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

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