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{{Short description|Mosque in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India}}
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| location = [[Gulbarga Fort]], [[Kalaburagi]] (formerly known as ''Gulbarga''), [[Karnataka]]
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The '''Jama Masjid''', also known as the '''Friday Mosque of Gulbarga''', the '''Great Mosque of Gulbarga Fort''', and formally as the '''Jamia Masjid - Qila-e-Hasham''', is a [[congregational mosque|Friday mosque]] located in [[Kalaburagi]] (formerly known as ''Gulbarga''), in the state of [[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> The mosque is located within the [[Gulbarga Fort]] complex, in Kalaburagi.

In 2014, [[UNESCO]] placed the building on its "tentative list" to become a [[World Heritage Site]], under the name [[Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate]].{{efn|The singular use of "Sultanate" by UNESCO implies the existence of just one Sultanate. However, there were a number of different Sultanates.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5887/ |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |title=World Heritage tentative list |date= |access-date= }}</ref>

== History ==
The mosque was built in 1367 by [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmani Sultan]] [[Mohammed Shah I]] to commemorate the establishment of the capital in Gulbarga following the defeat [[Musunuri Nayakas#Kapaya Nayaka|Kapaya Nayaka]] of [[Warangal]]. The mosque was designed by a Persian architect, Rafi, and built within the Kalaburagi Fort complex.<ref name="Karnakarta Department of Tourism">{{cite web |url=https://karnatakatourism.org/tour-item/jama-masjid-gulbarga/ |title=Jama Masjid, Gulbarga |access-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418223116/https://karnatakatourism.org/tour-item/jama-masjid-gulbarga/ |archive-date=18 April 2024 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is one of the earliest Friday mosques in South India.<ref name="archnet.org">{{cite web |url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7608 |title=Jama Masjid, Gulbarga |work=Archnet.org |date= |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>

==Architecture==
The Kalaburagi Friday Mosque is notable for its divergence from typical mosque architecture of the time.<ref name="archnet.org"/> The basic layout is similar to that of a courtyard mosque, except that the central courtyard is covered by sixty-three small domes. The mosque also lacks [[Minaret|minarets]], instead having four larger domes at each corner of the mosque. Three of the four outer walls are also open to sunlight, while the [[qibla]] is solid.

==Gallery==
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Archs@Jama Masjid.jpg|Arches inside the mosque
Arches@Jama Masjid.jpg|Arches inside the mosque
Gulbarga Jami Masjid interior 2.jpg|Arches inside the mosque
Gulbarga Jami Masjid interior.jpg|Another view of arches inside the mosque
Gulbarga Jama Masjid 2.jpg|Entrance of the mosque, constructed in the [[Moorish architecture|Moorish]] style
Gulbarga Jama Masjid.jpg|View of the mosque, in [[monsoon]], covered with seasonal grass
Gulbarga Jama Mosque in Kalaburgi, Karnataka 13.jpg|Gulbarga Jama Mosque
Gulbarga Jama Mosque in Kalaburgi, Karnataka 04.jpg|Horse-drawn carriage infront of Gulbarga Jama Mosque
</gallery>

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

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Gulbarga Jama Masjid}}
* {{cite news |author= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1700499.ece |title=City of tombs and domes |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= |access-date= }}

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[[Category:14th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Bahmani architecture]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1367]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kalaburagi district]]
[[Category:Grand mosques|Gulbarga]]
[[Category:Kalaburagi]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1360s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Karnataka]]

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