Jama Mosque, Nagpur
{{Short description|Mosque in Mominpura, Nagpur, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{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
| image_upright = 1.4
| 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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Category:20th-century mosques in India
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India
Category:Mosques completed in 1960
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