Jama Masjid, Nainital

Nainital Mosque
Entry gate to the mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nainital, Kumaon division, Uttarakhand
Country	India
Location of the mosque in Uttarakhand
Geographic coordinates	29°23′28″N 79°27′12″E / 29.3910715°N 79.4534576°E / 29.3910715; 79.4534576
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Founder	British Raj
Date established	1865
Completed	1882 (1st structure); 1902 (renovations); 1997 (renovations); 2005 (rebuild)
Specifications
Capacity	1,100 worshippers
Length	24 m (80 ft)
Width	37 m (120 ft)
Interior area	548.9 m2 (5,908 sq ft)
Height (max)	21 m (69 ft)
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Two
Minaret height	21 m (68 ft)
Site area	3,592 m2 (38,660 sq ft)

The Jama Masjid Nainital is a Friday mosque, located in Nainital, in the Kumaon division of the state of Uttarakhand, India. The mosque was built in 1882 for Muslim soldiers in the British Indian Army.^[1][2] Arabic inscriptions can be seen at the main entrance. It was rebuilt in during 2004 and 2005.^[3][4]

Construction of the Nainital Jama Masjid commenced in 1865 during the British Indian era. Historian Professor Ajay Rawat has claimed that the mosque is from the British period, and it was renovated in 1996-97. Due to a lack of space in the mosque, worshippers were offering namaz outside the mosque, on the road, which impacted traffic flow. Kishan Negi, the Chamber of Commerce president in the late 1990s, made a contribution for renovations to the mosque.^[5]

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