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{{Short description|Mosque in Bijapur, Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{distinguish|Gol Gumbaz}}
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The '''Nav Gumbaz''' (literally "nine domes"), also called the '''Nau Gumbaz''', is a [[mosque]] located in [[Bijapur]], in the state of [[Karnataka]], India. It was built during the reign of the [[Sultanate of Bijapur|Bijapur Sultanate]].

The mosque structure is a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|Monument of National Importance]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Cousens |first=Henry |author-link=Henry Cousens |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48683/page/n99/mode/2up |title=Bījāpūr and Its Architectural Remains: With an Historical Outline of the ʻĀdil Shāhi Dynasty |date= |publisher=Government Central Press |year=1916 |location=Bombay |pages=88–89}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nav Gumbaz |url=http://www.asidharwadcircle.in/monument/nav-gumbaz/ |website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]], Dharwad Circle}}</ref>

== Description ==
The architectural features of the mosque, in particular, its multiple domes, are characteristic of the architectural style of [[Gujarat Sultanate#Architecture|Gujarat]], as opposed to that of the Bijapur Sultanate. The nine domes of the mosque correspond with nine bays that the prayer hall is divided into. The central dome, as well as the four domes at the corners are segmental, while four intermediate domes have pyramidal vaults. A ''[[chhatri]]'' rises over the corners of the facade.<ref name=":0" />

The facade has three arched entrances leading into the interior. A staircase runs along the southern wall of the mosque.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Naseri |first=Pegah Zangeneh |url=https://archive.org/details/shdgnga.comparative-study-of-selected-monuments-and-paintings-at-bijapur-srirang |title=Comparative Study of Selected Monuments and Paintings at Bijapur Srirangapattana India and Isfahan Iran |date=2018 |publisher=University of Mysore |language=English}}</ref>

=== Interior ===
The interior is divided into nine bays by means of arches. The western wall of the mosque contains the ''[[mihrab]]'', which is built out of polished black [[basalt]], as well as [[Quran|Quranic]] inscriptions. A large inscription, which includes the [[Shia Islam|Shia]] creed, is also present.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
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[[File:Plan_of_the_Nau_Gumbaz,_Bijapur.png|thumb|Plan of the Nav Gumbaz (west-up). The interior of the mosque is divided into nine bays, each corresponding with a dome.]]
* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:Architecture of the Deccan sultanates]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]
[[Category:Mosques in Karnataka]]

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