Purani Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{unreferenced|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Purani Masjid
| image = Dewaitha Purani Masjid.jpeg
| image_upright = 1.4
| caption = The mosque in 1982
| location = Dewaitha, Dildarnagar Kamsar, Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh
| country = India
| geo = {{coord|25.364|N|83.644|E|region:IN-UP_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh
| map_size = 250
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh
| religious_affiliation = Islam
| rite =
| consecration_year =
| status = Mosque
| functional_status = Active
| leadership =
| website =
| architect =
| architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}}
| architecture_style = Mughal
| founded_by = Raja Daud Khan
| facade_direction =
| established = 1606 CE
| year_completed = 1610 CE
| construction_cost =
| capacity = 1,000 worshippers
| length = {{cvt|50|ft|m|order=flip}}
| width = {{cvt|94|ft|m|order=flip}}
| width_nave =
| interior_area = {{cvt|4802|sqft|m2|order=flip}}
| height_max = {{cvt|42|ft|m|order=flip}}
| dome_quantity =
| dome_height_outer =
| dome_height_inner =
| dome_dia_outer =
| dome_dia_inner =
| minaret_quantity = 4
| minaret_height = {{cvt|65|ft|m|order=flip}}
| spire_quantity =
| spire_height =
| site_area = {{cvt|27660|sqft|m2|order=flip}}
| materials =
}}
The Purani Mosque, previously known as the Daudpur Jama Masjid, is a mosque located in the village of Dewaitha, in Dildarnagar Kamsar, in the Ghazipur district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built by Sarkar Dewan Raja Daud Khan Zamindar in 1606 CE, the mosque is one of the oldest historic monuments in Ghazipur.
Overview
Daud Khan built this mosque in the village. The Purani Masjid was the third-largest mosque by area in Kamsar. The mosque campus is spread over {{convert|0.5|acre|m2|order=flip}}. When the mosque was built in 1606, its minaret was {{cvt|62|ft|m|order=flip}} high, the tallest in Ghazipur and Kamsar. Later the minarets became weak so they were demolished and renovated in the 1890s. Now the minarets are {{cvt|65|ft|m|order=flip}} high.
See also
{{stack|{{portal|India|Islam}}}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Mosques in India}}
Category:17th-century mosques in India
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in India
Category:Mosques completed in the 1610s
Category:Mosques in Uttar Pradesh
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1610
{{India-mosque-stub}}