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Mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques . The Jama Mosque , also known as the Jama Masjid , is a 16th-century Sufi Friday mosque and dargah complex, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri , located in the Agra district of the state of Uttar Pradesh , India. It was built by Mughal emperor Akbar , and was the largest mosque in the empire at the time of construction. The Jama Masjid's design drew from earlier mosques built by various pre-Mughal sultanates, and served as an important precedent in subsequent Mughal architecture . The mosque, as part of Fatehpur Sikri, is Monument of National Importance , administered by the Archaeological Survey of India . Notable other monuments in the mosque complex include the Buland Darwaza , which acts as the mosque's southern gate, and the Tomb of Salim Chishti , a saint in whose honour the mosque was constructed. Archaeological Survey of India .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri , Agra The Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri is a mosque in Agra , completed in 1571. Worship there is currently led by a Barelvi imam.
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The Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri is a mosque in Agra , Uttar Pradesh , India, completed in 1571-5 by Sheikh Salim Chishti.The Imam of the Mosque has been the late Hazrat Shah Muhammad Mazhar Ullah and now his son Maulvi Mukarram Ahmad leads the prayer.Being the mosque constructed by the Mughal Emperor ,they are referred to as 'Shahi Imams' (Royal Imams) B.Architecture of Mughal India .
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The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) is a 17th-century mosque in the World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri in India.The Mughal emperor Akbar personally directed the building of the Jāmiʿ Masjid (Great Mosque; 1571), which stretches some 540 feet (165 metres) in length.The mosque also known as the "Friday Mosque" is one of the largest mosques in India and is a most sought after pilgrimage site by the devotees.It is also one of the most visited tourist destinations in Agra district .Some of the designs of the mosque reflect beautiful Iranian architecture.
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16th-century mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India The Jama Masjid is a 16th-century congregational mosque in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh , India .Constructed by Mughal Emperor Akbar , it is one of the largest mosques in India.It is the most sought after pilgrimage site by the devotees. It is also one of the most visited tourist destinations in Agra district . Some of the designs of the mosque reflect beautiful Iranian architecture .
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mosque in agra
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a 16th-century sufi friday mosque and dargah complex
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