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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{refimprove|date=February 2014}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Chaukhamba Mosque&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چوکھمبا مسجد}}}}) is a 14th-century mosque in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. This masjid is in ruins and is still used as a pilgrimage site by [[Muslim]]s. &#039;&#039;Chau&#039;&#039; means &#039;&#039;four&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Khamba&#039;&#039; means &#039;&#039;pillar&#039;&#039; as this Masjid 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).&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |title=Visualizing Space in Banaras|author=Martin Gaenszle|author2=Jörg Gengnagel |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag|year=2006|isbn=3447051876|page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cMJMNvvpEuYC&amp;pg=PA112&amp;lpg=PA112&amp;dq=Chaukhamba+Mosque+Varanasi&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=_llZPDngCM&amp;sig=-IruzS_zYsuCMjBFYZVdkbHupTg&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=8l9lUP3cDoL3rQfJqYBI&amp;ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=Chaukhamba%20Mosque%20Varanasi&amp;f=false |ref= }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Alamgiri Mosque]]<br /> * [[Ganj-e-Shaheedan Mosque]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:14th-century mosques]]<br /> [[Category:Mosques in Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Varanasi]]<br /> [[Category:Tughlaq dynasty]]<br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures in Varanasi]]<br /> [[Category:Religion in Varanasi]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-mosque-stub}}</div>

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