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Mosques & Islamic Architecture in India

3 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100

3 Sites#17 Highest Rank

#17

Jama Masjid

जामा मस्जिद

📍 Delhi, India🕐 Built: 1656👥 3 million visitors/year

The largest mosque in India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal). Its courtyard can hold 25,000 worshippers and its three great gates, four towers, and two 40-meter minarets are built in red sandstone and white marble.

✨ Historical Significance

India's largest mosque and one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture, built by the same emperor who created the Taj Mahal.

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#60

Hazrat Bal Shrine

📍 Srinagar, India🕐 Built: 1979👥 500,000 visitors/year

This white marble mosque on the shores of Dal Lake houses a relic believed to be a hair of Prophet Muhammad, the Moi-e-Muqaddas.

✨ Historical Significance

Kashmir's most revered Muslim shrine and one of the most sacred sites in Indian Islam.

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#74

Qutb Minar Complex Mosque

📍 Delhi, India🕐 Built: 1198👥 3 million visitors/year🏛️ UNESCO World Heritage

The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in the Qutb complex was the first mosque built in India after the Islamic conquest, incorporating columns from 27 demolished Hindu and Jain temples.

✨ Historical Significance

UNESCO World Heritage Site component. The first mosque built in India and a monument to the arrival of Islam in the subcontinent.

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