Wikipedia's first sentence called it “congregational mosque in the indian state of karnataka”. Today it says “congregational mosque in bijapur”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “View from the south-east of the mosque in 1880”. It now reads “Mosque in Bijapur, Karnataka, India”.
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Jama Masjid, Bijapur View from the south-east of the mosque in 1880 Jama Masjid of Bijapur is a mosque in the Indian state of Karnatak . It was built by Ali Adil Shah I (1558-1580) in the year 1578 after the victory over Vijaya Nagara at the Battle of Rakkasagi – Tangadagi in Talikoti in 1565.1Also known as both Jamiya Masjid and Jumma Masjid, the mosque is one of the largest mosques in South India .2It was built by Ali Adil Shah I (1558-1580) in the year 1578 after the victory over Vijaya Nagara at the Battle of Rakkasagi – Tangadagi in Talikoti in 1565.3Set in a perfect square of 1,16,300 sq. ft. 2250 to 2500 persons can offer prayers at a stretch. The Central Mihrab on the western wall is inscribed with lines from the Holy Koran. This inscription was completed in 1676 by Malik Yakut, under the orders from Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah. Bijapur has many domed monuments Jamiya Masjid's dome is one of the finest dome among all .4
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This great Jamia Masjid was built by Ali Adil Shah (1557-1580) in the year 1578 after the victory of Vijaya Nagara in Rakkasagi - Tangadagi (Presently in Talikoti near the District headquarter of Bijapur ) Category List Islam in India Mosques by country v t e
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View from the south-east of the mosque in 1880 Jama Masjid of Bijapur is a mosque in the Indian state of Karnataka . It was built by Ali Adil Shah I (1558-1580) in the year 1578 after the victory over Vijayanagara at the Battle of Rakkasagi – Tangadagi in Talikoti in 1565.
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Mosque in India The Jama Masjid of Bijapur (also known as Jamiya Masjid or Jumma Masjid) is a congregational mosque in the Indian state of Karnataka .Initiated by Ali Adil Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate in the 16th century, the mosque was never completed.It is the largest mosque in Bijapur, and has a capacity of 4000 worshippers.The building was put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, with others in the region, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (despite there being a number of different sultanates).
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Mosque in Bijapur, Karnataka, India For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques .The Jama Masjid , also known as Jamiya Masjid or Jumma Masjid , is a congregational mosque in Bijapur , in the state of Karnataka , India. Initiated by Ali Adil Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate in the 16th century, the mosque was never completed. It is the largest mosque in Bijapur, and has a capacity of 4,000 worshippers. In 2014, UNESCO placed the building on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site , under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “congregational mosque in the indian state of karnataka”. Today it says “congregational mosque in bijapur”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “View from the south-east of the mosque in 1880”. It now reads “Mosque in Bijapur, Karnataka, India”. Read the current article and compare.
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congregational mosque in the indian state of karnataka
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