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{{Short description|Prominent mosques in Telangana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
[[File:Golconda,_tombe_qutb_shahi,_moschea_grande_01.jpg|thumb|alt=A very richly decorated mosque building, situated within a garden. The point-of-view is from the south-east, and it can be seen that the eastern facade of the mosque has five arched entrances and is elaborately decorated, as are the minarets. The southern wall is more plain, and is devoid of openings, except for a small window.|Mosque at the [[Qutb Shahi tombs]]]]
This is a '''list of mosques in Telangana''', that date from the 14th century. The earliest mosques in the region were built during the short-lived reign of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], established after the [[Siege of Warangal (1323)|defeat]] of the [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]] kingdom. These were often built with the ruins of desecrated Hindu temples, such as the [[Deval Masjid]].

The majority of mosques are located in the Telangana capital city of [[Hyderabad]].

== History ==
In 1518, [[Quli Qutb Shah|Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk]] established the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty]] and rebuilt the fortress of [[Golconda]]. He also commissioned the [[Jama Mosque, Golconda|Jama Mosque]], which is the oldest surviving mosque in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherwani |first=Haroon Khan |author-link=Haroon Khan Sherwani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aoYgAAAAMAAJ |title=History of the Qutb Shāhī Dynasty |date=1974 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers |pages=46 |language=en}}</ref> Successive Qutb Shahi rulers would patronize the construction of several elaborate mosques built in the [[Qutb Shahi architecture|distinctive style]] that evolved during this period.

[[Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]] established the city of Hyderabad in 1591, which would grow to encompass Golconda. He built the [[Charminar]] as the centerpiece of the city, as well as the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]], which is the largest mosque in the city with a capacity to accommodate 10,000 worshippers.{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=36–41}} The 17th-century [[Toli Masjid]] shows Hindu influences in its ornamentation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |date=1918 |title=Annual Report of the Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness The Nizam's Dominions |url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/22689.pdf |pages=3–5 |location=Calcutta |publisher=Baptist Mission Press}}</ref> Other mosques dating back to the Qutb Shahi period include the mosques at [[Khairatabad Mosque|Khairatabad]], [[Hayat Bakshi Mosque|Hayatnagar]], and [[Musheerabad Mosque|Musheerabad]].

After a brief [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule, the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams of Hyderabad]] ruled modern-day Telangana between 1724 and 1948. Some of the mosques from this period, such as the [[Afzal Gunj Masjid|Afzal Gunj mosque]] and [[Chowk Ke Masjid]] were reminiscent of the Qutb Shahi style.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Jayyusi |first1=Salma K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nY2DqJNPmioC |title=The City in the Islamic World, Volume 94/1 & 94/2 |last2=Holod |first2=Renata |last3=Petruccioli |first3=Attilio |last4=Raymond |first4=Andre |date=2008 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-16240-2 |pages=593, 611–613 |language=en |author-link=Salma Khadra Jayyusi}}</ref> Later mosques showed more cosmopolitan influences, such as the [[Spanish Mosque]], drawing from [[Moorish architecture|Moorish]] architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gopalan |first=Madhumita |date=2016-09-24 |title=The Spanish mosque: Moorish architecture in the heart of Hyderabad |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/spanish-mosque-moorish-architecture-heart-hyderabad-50366 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>

==List of mosques==
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|+{{sronly|Mosques}}
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Image
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Coordinates
!Location
! scope="col" | Established
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Afzal Gunj Masjid]]
|[[File:Afzal Gunj Mosque, Hyderabad.png|alt=A black and white image of a mosque with three arched entrances, flanked by two minarets on the sides.|224x224px]]
|{{coord|17|22|27.6|N|78|28|31.6|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1866
|{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=56}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=Arthur Claude |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.venugopal.416 |title=Glimpses of the Nizams Dominions |year=1898 |pages=216}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Azizia Masjid, Hyderabad|Azizia Masjid]]
|[[File:Azizia Masjid Mehdipatnam.jpg|alt=A white multi-storied building with one minaret, with a busy street in the foreground.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|23|45.5|N|78|26|33.5|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1966
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Ali |date=2012-08-12 |title=Masjid-e-Azizia: more than a place of worship |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/masjid-e-azizia-more-place-worship-336138/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Siasat Daily – Archive |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Chowk Ke Masjid]]
|
|{{coord|17|21|42.7|N|78|28|12.8|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
||1817
|{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=107}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=55}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Hayat Bakshi Mosque|Hayat Bakshi Mosque, Hayathnagar]]
|[[File:Hayat Bakshi Mosque, Hayathnagar (cropped).png|alt=A mosque with five arched entrances, flanked by two minarets. The facade is white, and the minarets are brown. In the foreground are steps leading up to the mosque, with shrubs on either side.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|19|34.1|N|78|35|56.4|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|17th century
|{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=55–58}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=48}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Qutb Shahi tombs|Hayat Bakshi Mosque, Qutb Shahi tombs]]
|[[File:Golconda, tombe qutb shahi, moschea grande 02.jpg|alt=A very richly decorated mosque building, with five arched entrances, flanked by two minarets. The building is situated within a garden, and some flowering shrubs are seen in the foreground|200px]]
|{{coord|17|23|49.2|N|78|23|47.7|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1666
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=166-168}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Jama Mosque, Golconda]]
|
|{{coord|17|23|03.2|N|78|24|13.4|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1518
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=110-112}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Jama Masjid, Hyderabad]]
|[[File:Juma Masjid, Hyderabad.png|200px|alt=Black-and-white image of a building with arched entrances. Two people are seen entering through one of the entrances.]]
|{{coord|17|21|44.3|N|78|28|30.3|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1597-98
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=26–29}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=40}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Kali Masjid, Hyderabad|Kali Masjid]]
|
|{{coord|17|21|52.14|N|78|29|9.84|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1702
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=96–98}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=54}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Khairatabad Mosque]]
|[[File:Masjid Khairatabad 01.jpg|alt=A richly decorated mosque is seen situated on top of a platform, with a fight of steps leads to it. The mosque is flanked by two minarets. One of the minarets is whitewashed, while the rest of the mosque is cream-colored. There are two white buildings, with arched entrances and windows on the ground level, on either side of the flight of steps. Two small trees are also seen in the foreground.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|24|30.9|N|78|27|47.8|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1626
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=57-58}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=49}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Kulsum Begum Mosque]]
|[[File:Kulsum Begum Mosque, Hyderabad.jpg|alt=A black and white image of a small mosque amidst thick trees. The mosque is richly decorated with two large minarets in the front, and some smaller minarets and a dome only partially visible at the rear.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|22|31.0|N|78|26|35.5|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|17th century
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=144–146}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=47}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Masjid-e-Raheem Khan]]
|
|{{coord|17| 22| 29.29|N|78| 26|30.42|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1643
|{{sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=44}}{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=53-55}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Masjid E Qutub Shahi Langer Houz|Masjid E Qutub Shahi, Langer Houz]]
|
|{{coord|17|22|43.2|N|78|25|04.5|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sur |first=Aihik |date=2019-12-26 |title=Heritage mosque in frail shape due to financial crisis |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/dec/26/heritage-mosque-in-frail-shape-due-to-financial-crisis-2080963.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Masjid Uppal Kalan]]
|[[File:Mosque in Hyderabad.jpg|alt=The foreground consists of a street and a small shop, a vehicle, and some people are visible. The background is a cream-colored mosque on a white platform, partially hidden by a tree.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|24|6.96|N|78|33|57.90|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1660s
|{{sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=51}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]]
|[[File:Mecca Masjid Hyderabad.JPG|alt=A large brown stone mosque with five arched entrances, with a courtyard in front. A projection extends from the left side of the mosque. People are seen in the courtyard, and birds flying are also visible.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|21|37.9|N|78|28|23.8|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1693
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|p=36–41}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=41}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mian Mishk Mosque]]
|
|{{coord|17|22|09.0|N|78|27|28.1|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|17th century
|{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=78-88}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=42}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mirpet Mosque]]
|[[File:Mirpet Mosque in Mirpet, Hyderabad, built by Mir Mu'min Astarabadi in 1610.png|alt=|200x200px]]
|
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1610
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[Musheerabad Masjid]]
|[[File:Musheerabad Masjid.jpg|alt=A black and white image of a mosque with five arched entryways, flanked by two minarets on the sides. A fountain is seen in front of the mosque|200px]]
|{{coord|17|25|05.6|N|78|29|50.9|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1560
|{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=93–94}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=52}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Premamati Mosque]]
|[[File:Premamati Mosque, Hyderabad.png|alt=A black and white image of a building with five arched entrances|200x200px]]
|{{coord|17|22|46.2|N|78|22|47.3|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1560
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nayeem |first=M. A. |title=The Heritage of the Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Hyderabad |year=2006 |pages=175 |author-link=M. A. Nayeem}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |year=1926 |title=Report of the Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness The Nizam's Dominions |url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/15317.pdf |publisher=Baptist Mission Press |location=Calcutta}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Saidabad Mosque]]
|[[File:Saidabad Mosque.png|alt=Black-and-white close-up of three arched entrances, with the central arch fully visible and two partially visible on either side. Above the arches, a parapet runs across the image.|200px]]
| {{coord|17|21|38.4|N|78|30|29.6|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1605
|{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=31–32}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Secretariat Mosque]]
|
|{{coord|17|24|35.43|N|78|28|5.28|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|2023
|<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-08-25 |title=Governor and CM inaugurate temple, masjid and church constructed in the Secretariat complex |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/governor-and-cm-inaugurate-temple-masjid-and-church-constructed-in-the-secretariat-complex/article67234866.ece |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shahi Masjid]]
|[[File:Shahi Masjid Hyderabad 1952.jpg|alt=A white mosque with three domes, flanked by two minarets on the sides. Trees are seen in the background.|200px]]
|{{coord|17|24|2.0|N|78|28|8.0|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1933
|{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=59}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moin |first=Ather |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Hyderabad: Century-old Shahi Masjid under threat |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/031019/hyderabad-century-old-shahi-masjid-under-threat.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Shaikpet Mosque and Sarai]]''<br/>(partial ruinous state)
|[[File:Mosque and sarai in Shaikpet (1).jpg|200px]]
|{{coord|17.406308709429457|78.39657671317416|region:IN-TE_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|{{AH|1043|link=yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherwani |first=Haroon Khan |author-link=Haroon Khan Sherwani |title=History of The Qutb Shāhī Dynasty |date=1976 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers |pages=545–546}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Spanish Mosque]]
|[[File:Spanish Mosque Hyderabad.jpg|alt=A building with church-like pyramidal spires|200px]]
|{{coord|17|26|37.7|N|78|28|21.4|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1906
|{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=57}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhavani |first=Divya Kala |date=2018-08-16 |title=Hyderabad's Spanish mosque: A serene place of worship and acceptance |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/spanish-mosque-hyderabad-a-serene-place-of-worship-and-acceptance-visit-my-mosque/article24703946.ece |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Toli Masjid]]
|[[File:Toli Masjid in Hyderabad.jpg|alt=A very richly decorated mosque building, with five arched entrances, flanked by two minarets|199x199px]]
|{{coord|17|22|28.6|N|78|26|20.0|E|display=inline}}
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1671
|{{Sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=65-67}}{{Sfn|Khalidi|2009|p=43}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Deval Masjid]]''<br/>(partial ruinous state)
|[[File:Indranarayana Swamy Temple built by the Rashtrakuta King this also called Hundred Pillars Temple at Bodan Nizamabad.jpg|alt=Ruins of a stone mosque|200px]]
|{{coord|18.6635|77.8854|region:IN-TE|format=dms|display=inline}}
|[[Bodhan]],<br/>[[Nizamabad district]]
|{{circa|12th century}}<br/>{{small|(as a [[Hindu temple|temple]])}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |author-link=Richard M. Eaton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWNHYID4WqAC&q=deval+masjid |title=Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687 |year=2011 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-438-5 |editor-last=Haidar |editor-first=Navina Najat |pages=180–183 |language=en |chapter=Muhammad bin Tughluq and Temples of the Deccan, 1321-26 |editor-last2=Sardar |editor-first2=Marika}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book |last1=Khalidi |first1=Omar |url=https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |title=A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India |year=2009 |author-link=Omar Khalidi |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131458/https://libraries.mit.edu/img/libs/rotch/HyderabadGuide_2009.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-13 |url-status=dead}}
* {{Cite book |last=Bilgrami |first=Syed Ali Asgar |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63136/page/n5/mode/2up |title=Landmarks of the Deccan |publisher=Government Central Press |year=1927}}
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