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Meerapalli ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]:மீராபள்ளி), ([[French language|French]]:Mirapalli) is the oldest standing mosque of Pondicherry. It was constructed during the first quarter of the 18th century.<ref>Plan des ville et fort Louis de Pondichéry par M. Denyon de 1716, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55005623v/f1.item.r=pondicherry, Retrieved 2 April 2018</ref><br />
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==History of Pondicherry Muslims==<br />
The renowned Arab navigator, [[Sulaiman Al Mahri]], mentions the port of Bandikeri during the later part of 15th century or the first part of 16th century along the Coromandel coast, which is identified as Pondicherry in later days.<ref>Why the ancient site of Arikamedu can't be identified with Pondicherry, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Why-the-ancient-site-of-Arikamedu-cant-be-identified-with-Pondicherry/articleshow/49706431.cms, Retrieved 02 April 2018</ref> A Muslim settlement was already there.<br />
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==Structure==<br />
The mosque was originally built along the lines of the [[Indo-Islamic architecture]]. The Old structure has survived around which new extensions have been constructed.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
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