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<div>{{short description|Mosque of Sultanate Age in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
|building_name = Jamia Masjid Gulbarga<br />
|image = Great Mosque in Gulbarga Fort..jpg<br />
|caption = Jamia Masjid Gulbarga<br />
|location = [[Gulbarga, Karnataka]], India<br />
|geo = {{coord|17.360305|N|78.473416|E|region:IN-AP_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
|religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]<br />
|status = [[Mosque]]<br />
|architecture_type = [[Islamic architecture]]<br />
|architecture_style = [[Bahmani Sultanate]]<br />
|year_completed = 1367 AD<br />
|construction_cost = <br />
|capacity = 2000<br />
|length = {{cvt|216|ft}}<br />
|width = {{cvt|177|ft}}<br />
|width_nave = <br />
|height_max = <br />
|minaret_quantity = -<br />
|materials = Lime Brick<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jamia Masjid Gulbarga''' is a mosque located in [[Gulbarga, Karnataka]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.106468|title=Historic Landmarks Of The Deccan|last=Haig|first=Major Thomas Wolseley|year=1907|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.106468/page/n97 85]-86}}</ref><br />
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It was built by Bahamani sultan mohammed shah after he defeated kapaya nayaka of warangal. It is regarded as one of the best examples of mosque architecture in South Asia. The arches design of Jamia Masjid Gulbarga reflects in the interiors of [[Spanish Mosque]] of Hyderabad, India. These are only two mosques in [[India]] which have interiors similar to the Great [[Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba]] in Spain.<ref name="archnet.org">{{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7608|title=Archnet|access-date=28 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120081854/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7608|archive-date=20 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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The complex 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).<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/ UNESCO "tentative list"]</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
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The Jama Masjid Gulbarga does not have [[minaret]]s. It is built inside the [[Gulbarga Fort]].Interesting highlights about Jama Masjid, Gulbarga<br />
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Built in 1367 AD, designed by a Persian architect, Rafi<br />
Two huge black stone carved water storage vessels near the entrance, to help visitors purify themselves before prayer.<br />
50 feet high main entrance and 250 arches across the mosque<br />
Roof consisting of one large dome at the centre, four medium sized domes at each corner and 107 smaller domes<br />
Timings: Jama Mosque in Gulbarga can be accessed from 9 AM till 5 PM on all days except Saturday.<br />
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Nearby: Yadagiri Fort (85 kms), Basavakalyana (82 kms) can be visited along with Kalaburagi.<br />
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How to reach Gulbarga (Kalaburagi): Kalaburagi is 575 kms from Bengaluru. Kalaburagi has an airport, 15 kms from city centre, with 3 times a week flight from Bengaluru. Bidar is another airport 110 kms from Kalaburagi. Kalaburagi has a railway station and good bus connectivity from various parts of Karnataka. <ref name="archnet.org"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Gulbarga District]]<br />
*[[Gulbarga Fort]]<br />
*[[Spanish Mosque]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px"><br />
Image:Archs@Jama Masjid.jpg|Arches Inside the Jama Mosque.<br />
Image:Arches@Jama Masjid.jpg|Arches Inside the Jama Mosque.<br />
Image:Gulbarga Jami Masjid interior 2.jpg|Arches inside the mosque.<br />
Image:Gulbarga Jami Masjid interior.jpg|Another view of arches inside the mosque.<br />
Image:Gulbarga Jama Masjid 2.jpg|Entrance of the mosque, constructed in [[Moorish]] style.<br />
Image:Gulbarga Jama Masjid.jpg|View of the mosque, in [[monsoon]], covered with seasonal grass. <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1700499.ece "City of tombs and domes," ''The Hindu Daily'']<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Kalaburagi]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kalaburagi district]]<br />
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1367]]<br />
[[Category:Grand mosques|Gulbarga]]<br />
[[Category:Bahmani architecture]]<br />
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