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Chaukhamba Mosque
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Chaukhamba Mosque ( Urdu : چوکھمبا مسجد ) is a mosque , located in Varanasi , in the state of Uttar Pradesh , India . Despite its partial ruinous state, the 14th-century mosque is used as a pilgrimage site by Muslims . Chau means four and Khamba means pillar , as the mosque has four low massive pillars towards its north eastern extremity. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan of Delhi , Feroz Shah Tughlaq (r. 1351–1388).
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a 14th-century mosque in varanasi
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mosque
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