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The '''Jama Masjid''' is a [[mosque]] built in 1612 AD, located near the Killa Arrak in [[Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is historically significant because it was constructed in 1612 AD,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/qila-arrak.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006014059/http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/qila-arrak.html |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> very soon after the foundation of Aurangabad (then called "Khadki") by [[Malik Amber]] in 1610 AD. The mosque was later extended by [[Aurangzeb(R.H)]] in the year 1692 AD, it is one of the oldest mosques of Aurangabad which is still in good condition.

==History==
[[File:Mecca gate aurangabad.jpg|right|thumb| Mecca Gate near the Jama Masjid, Aurangabad, taken by Deen Dayal in 1880s]]
The mosque was constructed by [[Malik Amber]] in 1612 AD, once he found the city '''Kharaki''' in 1610 AD, and when [[Malik Ambar]] died in 1626 AD, and succeeded by his son Fateh Khan who changed the name of Khadki to "Fatehnagar". When [[Mughals]] captured [[Daulatabad, Maharashtra|Daulatabad]] in 1633 AD, the [[Nizam Shahi]] dominions, including Fatehnagar, fell under the possession of the [[Mughals]]. In 1653 AD, when Prince [[Aurangzeb]] was appointed the viceroy of the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] for the second time, he made Fatehnagar his capital and called it [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] and built the fort Killa Arrak near the mosque, upon which the mosque felt in the boundaries of the fort walls expanding from Delhi gate to Mecca Gate. Realizing the architecture values of the mosque, [[Aurangzeb]] extended the mosque by constructing four [[Arch]]es in the front portion in 1692 AD.<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/the-sunday-et/consumer-life/History-revisited-at-Aurangabad-the-city-of-gates/articleshow/4390611.cms</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aurangabadhotels.org/aurangabad-tourist-attractions.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902031814/http://www.aurangabadhotels.org/aurangabad-tourist-attractions.html |archive-date=2 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Among the magnificent fort, Amkhar (Public Hall) and Jama Masjid are the only structures still remain in good condition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/qila-arrak.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006014059/http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/qila-arrak.html |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Structure==
[[File:Delhigate1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Early morning view of Delhi Gate, Aurangabad]]
The mosque is located near the Killa Arrak of Aurangabad.<ref>http://www.dix-fotodesign.de/India_e.pdf</ref> Out of the 9 pointed arches in the front 5 were erected by Malik Ambar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotels-aurangabad.com/aurangabad-attractions/jama-masjid.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928030611/http://www.hotels-aurangabad.com/aurangabad-attractions/jama-masjid.html |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/Aurangabad-Jama-Masjid/attraction/13122 |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914061927/http://www.mustseeindia.com/Aurangabad-Jama-Masjid/attraction/13122 |archive-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Tourist attractions in Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]
*[[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]

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[[Category:Mosques in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1612]]
[[Category:Grand mosques|Aurangabad]]

Jama Mosque Aurangabad - Revision history

>Graham87 at 04:23, 19 March 2020