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'''Mosques in Kolkata''' refers to [[mosques]] in the city of [[Kolkata]] (earlier known as Calcutta), in [[India]].

Kolkata is the capital city of West Bengal, a state in the eastern part of India. The city is more than 300 years old (as Kolkata) and was the capital of British India till early 1911. Kolkata hosts many churches, temples and mosques, along with other religious places. Muslims have been settling in Calcutta since the early 19th century, but the pace was accelerated from the 1860s onwards, mainly due to the harsh economic conditions in [[Bihar]] and the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]].

There are nearly 450 mosques (known as ''masjid'' in [[Urdu]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]) in Kolkata (from Ward 1 to Ward 141). Density is highest in the wards in the central part of the city, where the density of the Muslim population is higher. '''''The most famous is the::'''''
#'''[[Basri Shah Mosque]]''', on 8 Sett Pukur Road, which was built in 1804. It is the oldest mosque of Kolkata.<ref>{{cite book|title=Calcutta through 300 years |author=Janice Leoshko}}</ref>
#'''[[Nakhoda Masjid]]''', on Zakariya Street and [[Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindra]] Sarani crossing near [[Burrabazar]], which was built in 1926. There are many beautiful and old mosques. ''Other famous and large mosques in Kolkata include the''
#'''[[Tipu Sultan Mosque]]'''; the
#'''[[Rajabazar (Kolkata)|Rajabazar]] Barri Masjid'''; the
#'''Colootolla Chhoti Masjid'''; the
#'''Ahl-e-Hadees Masjid''' on Marquis Lane near Alimuddin Street; the
#'''Habib-ul-Masaajid''' on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, the
#'''Masjid-e-Mohammadi''' in [[Park Circus]]; the
#'''Jumma Masjid''' in Mullickbazar, the
#'''Lal Masjid''' in Colootolla; and the
#'''Karbala Masjid''' in [[Metiabruz]], which is Shia in orientation, while the rest all follow the Sunni faith.
#Two '''[[Haqqani Masjid]]''' of '''[[Haqqani Anjuman]]'''(established by [[Murshid]] [[Maulana Sufi Mufti Azangachhi Shaheb]]) is also available in Kolkata. One is at Bagmari and the second is at Near [[Maniktala]] where after every Namaz [https://web.archive.org/web/20141022050111/http://haqqanianjuman.com/sample-page/ '''''Haqqani Wazifa'''''] is being read together with in community of all Namajee.
#'''Ahmadiyya Masjid''' on [[Park Street, Kolkata|New Park Street]] in [[Park Circus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themuslimtimes.info/2014/07/26/contact-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-in-asia/|title=Contact Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Asia|last=Shah|first=Zia H.|date=2014-07-26|website=The Muslim Times|access-date=2017-03-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141123/http://themuslimtimes.info/2014/07/26/contact-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-in-asia/|archivedate=2016-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahmadiyyabangla.org/Contact.htm|title=Contact Details|website=www.ahmadiyyabangla.org|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref>

Like all growing cities, space is a problem in Kolkata. To accommodate the growing population, most of the mosques are expanding vertically. The structures are also getting changed from old style to new style, and the way of construction is changing.

In 1942, the last mosque was built in Kolkata (in [[Entally]]).

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[[Category:Mosques in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Lists of mosques in India]]

Mosques in Kolkata - Revision history

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