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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Jamia Masjid Trehgam<br />
| native_name = جامع مسجد ترہگام<br />
| native_name_lang = ur<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]<br />
| image = File:Jamia masjid trehgam.jpg<br />
| map_size = 250<br />
| map_relief = 1<br />
| mapframe = yes<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.51168|74.17144|format=dms|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Trehgam]], [[Kupwara]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]]<br />
| type = [[Congregational mosque]]<br />
| founded_by = Syed Ibrahim Bukhari<br />
| established = 15th-century ''(first)''<br /><br />
20th-century ''(reconst.)''<br />
| dome_quantity = 2<br />
| minaret_quantity = 2<br />
}}<br />
'''Jamia Masjid Trehgam''' ({{Langx|ur|جامع مسجد ترہگام|4=Grand Mosque of Trehgam}}) is a [[congregational mosque]] located in the village of [[Trehgam]] in [[Kupwara district]], in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Traditionally attributed to Syed Ibrahim Bukhari and believed to have been first established in the 15th century (with later reconstruction in the 20th century), the mosque serves as an important religious and community centre for the local Muslim population .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-05-14 |title=Unity in diversity: Grand mosque and Hindu temple share common yard in Kupwara’s Trehgam village |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/unity-in-diversity-grand-mosque-and-hindu-temple-share-common-yard-in-kupwaras-trehgam-village/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== History and Cultural Significance ==<br />
The mosque is situated in a common courtyard alongside a Hindu temple and a Sufi shrine, thereby symbolizing communal harmony and shared heritage in the region. The available public record does not provide a precise date of construction for Jamia Masjid Trehgam. The adjoining temple is reported by local residents to be several centuries old, with some accounts suggesting a history of around 400 years.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-05-15 |title=Unity in diversity: Grand mosque & Hindu temple share common yard in Trehgam village |url=https://risingkashmir.com/unity-in-diversity-grand-mosque-hindu-temple-share-common-yard-in-trehgam-village/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218133437/https://risingkashmir.com/unity-in-diversity-grand-mosque-hindu-temple-share-common-yard-in-trehgam-village/ |archive-date=2025-02-18 |access-date=2025-10-13 |work=Rising Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref> The co-existence of the [[mosque]], [[Hindu temple|temple]], and [[Dargah|shrine]] within a single compound is described in multiple reports as a long-standing feature of the village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2014 |title=Village in Kashmir unites people of different faiths |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/village-in-kashmir-unites-people-of-different-faiths-114051700867_1.html |website=Business Standard}}</ref><br />
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Local oral traditions suggest that the shared courtyard was maintained intentionally by successive generations to preserve interfaith harmony in the area. The arrangement has continued through various social and political changes in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-05-16 |title=Symbolising harmony, grand mosque, temple share common yard in J-K's Kupwara |url=https://theprint.in/india/symbolising-harmony-grand-mosque-temple-share-common-yard-in-j-ks-kupwara/1576237/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Local oral traditions attribute the establishment of the mosque to Syed Abdullah Bukhari, whose shrine stands beside the mosque.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DAR |first=KHURSHEED |date=2025-03-25 |title=The Living Soul of Trehgam |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/the-living-soul-of-trehgam/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Religious and social role ==<br />
The mosque functions as a [[Congregational mosque|Friday congregational mosque]] (Jamia masjid) for the local Muslim population. Media sources report that it remains active in conducting [[Salah|daily prayers]], [[Friday prayer|Friday sermons]], and religious activities.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=Jammu and Kashmir: Hindu temple-Mosque share common yard in Kupwara, promotes harmony |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir-hindu-temple-mosque-share-common-yard-in-kupwara-promotes-harmony/details |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=India Blooms |language=en}}</ref> The shared compound and visible proximity with a temple is also sometimes leveraged in local narratives to advance communal unity and religious coexistence. Community leaders and clerics from both faiths have been quoted in media sources emphasizing the location’s symbolic value as a representation of peace and mutual respect.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jamia Masjid, Srinagar]]<br />
* [[Jamia Masjid, Sopore]]<br />
* [[Jamia Masjid, Shopian]]<br />
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[[Category:Mosques in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Kupwara district]]<br />
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