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{{Short description|Mosque in Agra India, Build by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan}}
{{about|the mosque in Agra, Uttar Pradesh|the mosque in Champaner, Gujarat|Nagina Mosque}}
{{other uses|Nagina Masjid (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Nagina Mosque
| image = NaginaMasjid.jpg
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| caption = The mosque in 2008
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh
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| map_caption = Location of the mosque in [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
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| location = [[Agra Fort]], [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
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The '''Nagina Masjid''', also known as the '''Gem Mosque''' and the '''Jewel Mosque''',{{efn|See [[Negin]].}} is a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[mosque]], situated in the [[Agra Fort]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], located in [[Agra]], in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. The mosque was built by [[Shah Jahan]], a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] leader, who succeeded Jahangir in 1628 CE and constructed three marble mosques inside the fort complex- the [[Moti Masjid (Agra Fort)|Moti Masjid]], Nagina Masjid and [[Mina Mosque|Mina Masjid.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alluring Agra |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/node/2801041}}</ref>

Nagina Masjid was made between 1631-1640 [[Common Era|CE]] for Shah Jahan's personal use and the usage by the royal women.

It's one of the last structures constructed in the Agra Fort, as Shah Jahan moved the capital to '''[[Shahjahanabad|Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi)]]''' in 1648 and Agra Fort stopped being the primary seat of power.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shah Jahan 1628–1658 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/mughal-empire/shah-jahan-16281658/DD136646A76FA3C7C356A9B524A03C63}}</ref>

The mosque is a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|Monument of National Importance]], administered by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_agra.asp |title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Agra |date= |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |access-date=2016-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721180402/http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_agra.asp |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
The Nagina Masjid is an architectural beauty situated in [[Agra Fort]].{{peacock prose|date=March 2025}} It is located nearby the [[Moti Masjid, Agra|Moti Masjid]], another eye catching mosque,{{peacock prose|date=March 2025}} and the [[Mina Mosque]].<ref name=tourism/>

The Nagina Mosque is constructed with attractive pure white [[marble]] and encloses the exquisitely designed prayer chamber.{{peacock prose|date=March 2025}} The Nagina Masjid bears a very simple architecture and a descent decoration.{{clarify|date=March 2025}} The mosque is separated into three [[Bay (architecture)|bays]] by simple pillars underneath the keen arches above. The arch in the center is bigger and has nine cusps, once on either face has seven cusps only. The mosque is {{convert|10.21|m}} wide and {{convert|7.39|m}} long, facing a lined patio. The balcony that provides panoramic views of the road runs towards the Hathi Pol, and is situate on the northern side of the mosque.<ref name=tourism/>

The mosque structure was built for the ladies of the royal family and has three majestic domes and wonderful arches.{{peacock prose|date=March 2025}} A luxurious [[bazaar]], known as Mina Bazar, was functioning down the road from where royal ladies could purchase items, standing on the balcony of the Nagina Masjid.<ref name=tourism>{{cite web |url=https://agratourism.in/nagina-masjid-agra |title=Nagina Masjid Agra |work=Agra Tourism India |date=2023 |access-date=12 March 2025 }}</ref>

== Conservation and Current Status ==
Nagina Masjid in Agra Fort is listed as “a Centrally Protected Monument of national importance under the [[AMASR Act]], 1958.” It was also inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Agra Fort |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/251/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Sunni Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Agra district]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Nagina Masjid (Agra Fort)}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.tsiindia.com/north-india/nagina-masjid-agra.html |title=Nagina Masjid Agra |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103184839/http://www.tsiindia.com/north-india/nagina-masjid-agra.html |archive-date=3 November 2019 |work=TSI India.com |date= |access-date= }}

{{Tourist attractions in Agra}}
{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:17th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Agra Fort]]
[[Category:Marble buildings]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1640s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Agra]]
[[Category:Mughal mosques]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1640]]
[[Category:Stone buildings in India]]
[[Category:Sunni mosques in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Agra]]

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