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{{Short description|Mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox religious building
| building_name = Atala Mosque
| image = Details of the central pishtaq and side pishtaq, Atala Masjid, Jaunpur.jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
| caption = Main [[pishtaq]] leading into the [[iwan]] of the mosque
| location = [[Shahi Qila, Jaunpur|Shahi Qila fort]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh
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The '''Atala Mosque''', also known as the '''Atala Masjid''', is a 15th-century [[mosque]] in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It was originally known as the '''Atala Devi Temple''', a [[Hindu temple|mandir]] dedicated to the Atala Devi goddess until it was destroyed in 1377 by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] who built the mosque over the ruins of the temple.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dalal |first=Roshen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=87k0AwAAQBAJ |title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths |date=2014-04-18 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-396-7 |language=en}}</ref>

The mosque is situated {{convert|300|m|yd}} from [[Shahi Qila, Jaunpur|Shahi Qila]] (English: Royal Fort); {{convert|1|km|yd}} from the [[Jama Mosque, Jaunpur|Jama Mosque]]; {{convert|2.2|km}} north-northeast of Jaunpur; {{convert|7.3|km}} northwest of [[Zafarabad, India|Zafarābād]]; {{convert|16.8|km}} north-northeast of [[Mariahu|Mariāhū]]; and {{convert|26.3|km}} west-northwest of [[Kerakat|Kirākat]].<ref>[http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=25.7525,82.690278&z=11&t=M&marker0=25.7525,82.690278,Atala%20Masjid,%20Jaunpur ACME MApper]</ref>

== Architecture ==
[[William Hodges]] sketched the mosque when he visited Jaunpur, and included the skitch in his book ''Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A View of a Musjid, i.e. Tomb at Jionpoor {{!}} Works of Art {{!}} RA Collection |publisher=[[Royal Academy of Arts]] |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/a-view-of-a-musjid-i-e-tomb-at-jionpoor |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.royalacademy.org.uk}}</ref><ref>[http://www.endorphyn.com/indiafestmenyek/album2/slides/jaunpur.html India a modern idők elött]{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The entire mosque covers a square of {{Convert|78.5|m|ft}} on each side.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dalal |first=Roshen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNmfdAKFpkQC&dq=%22Atala%20Masjid%22&pg=PA37 |title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths |date=2010 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-341517-6 |pages=37 |language=en}}</ref> There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The height of the mosque is more than {{convert|100|ft|m|order=flip}}, and the total perimeter is {{convert|248|ft|m|order=flip}}. The central dome is almost {{convert|17|m}} above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall {{convert|23|m|adj=on}} tower.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Percy |url=http://archive.org/details/indianarchitectu0000perc_x9m9 |title=Indian Architecture (Islamic Period) |date=1968 |publisher=Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books |others=Internet Archive |pages=41–43 |chapter=Provincial Style. The Mosques of Jaunpur (cir. A.D. 1360 to cir. 1480)}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
William_Hodges_-_A_View_of_a_Musjd,_i.e.,_Tomb_at_Jionpoor_(Jaunpur)_-_B1978.43.1728_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg|Original wash drawing
Atala_mosque_at_Jaunpur,_Uttar_Pradesh._Coloured_etching_by_Wellcome_V0050447.jpg|Coloured etching
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]
* [[Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* Michell, George (ed). Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 272.
* Nath, R. 1978. History of Sultanate Architecture. New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 98-100.
* Williams, John A. and Caroline. 1980. Architecture of Muslim India. Set 4: The Sultanate of Jaunpur about 1360-1480. Santa Barbara, California: Visual Education, Inc.

==External links==
{{commons category|Atala Masjid }}
* [http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~islamarc/WebPage1/htm_eng/jaunpur/atala8_e.htm ATALA MASJID/JAUNPUR]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100616070819/http://imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=4339 Legacy of the Sharqi Kingdom of Jaunpur]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1400_1499/jaunpur/atala/atala.html Columbia edu article]

{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:15th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1408]]
[[Category:Mosques in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:mosque buildings with domes in India]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1400s]]
[[Category:Sharqi architecture]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]]

Atala Mosque, Jaunpur - Revision history

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