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{{Infobox religious building<br />
|building_name=Nakhoda Mosque<br />
|image=Nakhoda Mosque Night.JPG<br />
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|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]<br />
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|religious_affiliation=[[Islam]]<br />
|rite= [[Sunni]] [[Hanafi]]<br />
|province= [[West Bengal]]<br />
|territory=<br />
|district=[[Kolkata]]<br />
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|website=http://nakhodamasjid.com/<br />
|architect=Cutchi Memon Jamat<br />
|architecture_type= [[mosque]]<br />
|architecture_style=[[Islamic architecture|Islamic]], [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]<br />
|facade_direction=West<br />
|year_completed=1926<br />
|construction_cost=INR 1,500,000<br />
|capacity=10,000<br />
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|dome_quantity=3<br />
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|minaret_quantity= 27<br />
|minaret_height= 151 ft<br />
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The '''Nakhoda Mosque''' is the principal [[mosque]] of [[Kolkata]], [[India]], in the Chitpur area of the [[Burrabazar]] business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani.<br />
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==Construction==<br />
[[File:Nakhoda Masjid (15).jpg|thumb|left|Entrance resembling Buland Darwaza]]<br />
The mosque was built as an imitation of the mausoleum of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Akbar]] at [[Sikandra, Agra]] by [[Kutchi Memon Jamat]], a small community of [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Muslim]] community from [[Kutch]].<ref>''Indo-British Review'', Volume 22, Issue 1, Indo-British Historical Society, 1996.</ref><ref name=z>''Calcutta's edifice: the buildings of a great city'' by Brian Paul Bach 2006</ref><ref>The Book review, Volume 25</ref><ref>Urban roots of Indian nationalism: pressure groups and conflict of interests in Calcutta City politics, 1875-1939.</ref> Abdur Rahim Osman, a leader of the Kutchi Memon Jama'at, who funded the building was a shipping prince: The mosque was named Nakhoda meaning Mariner.<ref name=z/><ref>''Calcutta 200 years: a [[Tollygunge Club]] perspective'', 1981.</ref><br />
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The foundation stone was laid on 11 September 1926. The total cost incurred for the construction was 1,500,000 [[Indian rupee]]s in 1926.<br />
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==Architecture and specifications==<br />
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The mosque's prayer hall has a capacity of 10,000. <br />
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The masjid has three domes and two minarets which are 151 feet high. There are an additional 25 smaller minarets which range from 100 feet to 117 feet high. <br />
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The gateway is an [[ersatz]] of the [[Buland Darwaza]] at [[Fatehpur Sikri]]. For this purpose granite stones were brought from Tolepur. Inside is a superb exhibition of exquisite ornamentation and artistic extravaganza.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:NakhodaMasjid.gif|Corner view --><br />
Image:Nakhoda-Distance.jpg|Distance view<br />
Image:Nakhoda-Closeup.jpg|Closeup view of the entrance<br />
Image:Nakhoda-Entrance.jpg|Another view<br />
Image:Nakhoda-Side.jpg|Side entrance<br />
Image:Nakhoda-Ablution.jpg|Ablution pool<br />
Image:Nakhoda-Ablution2.jpg|Ablution pool<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Islamic architecture]]<br />
*[[Islamic art]]<br />
*[[Sahn]]<br />
*[[Timeline of Islamic history]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*{{Flickr-inline|nakhoda}}<br />
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Nakhoda+Masjid,+Rabindra+Sarani,+Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&cd=1&geocode=FRGCWAEdRTVEBQ&split=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&hq=&hnear=Nakhoda+Masjid,+Rabindra+Sarani,+Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&ll=22.577465,88.356157&spn=0.001117,0.002055&t=h&z=19 Satellite picture by Google Maps]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225857/http://www.ignca.nic.in/asp/body_des.asp?imgsrc='shah;ss52a' Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts image of Nakhoda]<br />
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{{Mosques in India}}<br />
{{Mosques in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Mosques in Kolkata}}<br />
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[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Mughal architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1926]]<br />
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