Jama Mosque, Nagpur

{{Short description|Mosque in Mominpura, Nagpur, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

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{{Infobox religious building

| name = Jama Masjid

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| image = Jama Masjid Nagpur.jpg

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| caption = The mosque, in 2001

| map_type = India Maharashtra

| map_size = 250

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Maharashtra

| location = Mominpura, Nagpur, Maharashtra

| country = India

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| religious_affiliation = Islam

| status = Friday mosque

| functional_status = Active

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| architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}}

| architecture_style = Indo-Islamic

| capacity = 2,000 worshippers

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| dome_quantity = One

| dome_height_outer = {{cvt|7|m}}

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| year_completed = 1960

| minaret_quantity = Four

| minaret_height = {{ubl|{{cvt|128|ft|m|order=flip}}|{{cvt|80|ft|m|order=flip}}}}

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| materials = Concrete

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The Jama Masjid is a Friday mosque, located in Mominpura, Nagpur, in the state of Maharashtra, India.{{Cite web |title=Jama Mosque Nagpur (Entry Fee, Timings, History, Built by, Images & Location) - Nagpur Tourism 2022 |url=https://nagpurtourism.co.in/jama-mosque-nagpur |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Nagpur Tourism}}{{Cite web |title=Jama Masjid Nagpur - IndiaAirport.com |url=http://indiaairport.com/tourism/nagpur/jama_masjid.htm |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=IndiaAirport}} The mosque is approximately {{convert|1.5|km}} east of Nagpur Railway Station.{{Cite web |title=Jama Masjid, Nagpur- Mominpura, Mosques in Nagpur, Places of Worship, Religious places in Nagpur City |url=https://www.webindia123.com/city/maharashtra/nagpur/destinations/mosques/jama_masjid.htm |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.webindia123.com}}

The mosque was built in 1960,{{Cite news |date=2019-05-26 |title=Lightning-hit Jama Masjid undergoesrepairs for the first time in 60 years |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/lightning-hit-jama-masjid-undergoesrepairs-for-the-first-time-in-60-years/articleshow/69498262.cms |access-date=2023-08-02 |issn=0971-8257}} has four minarets,{{Cite web |title=Jama Masjid, Mominpura, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, Video |url=http://www.indiavideo.org/maharashtra/travel/jama-masjid-nagpur-7050.php |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=IndiaVideo}} a garden to the north, and a vehicle parking area to the south. Renovations to the mosque were completed in 2019, following a lightning strike to its {{convert|128|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip}} minarets some time ago.

See also

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