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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox religious building
| building_name = Pathar Ki Mosque
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The '''Pathar Ki Mosque''' stands on the bank of river [[Ganges]] near the [[Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm|title= Destinations :: Patna }}</ref> [[Parviz Mirza]], son of [[Jahangir]], established Pathar Ki Masjid in 1621.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/patharkimasjid.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410055428/http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/patharkimasjid.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The structure is built of [[Rock (geology)|stone]], and so it got its name as Pathar Ki Masjid. It is located on [[Ashok Rajpath]] between Sultanganj and Alamganj.<ref>http://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-021502-330961-NOR.html</ref>

Pathar Ki Masjid is very popular among the local [[Islam]]ic community. Apart from [[religious]] functions, this old [[mosque]] is a major landmark of the city.<ref>http://www.tsiindia.com/east-india/pathar-ki-masjid-bihar.html</ref>

Pathar Ki Masjid is also called Saif Khan's mosque, Chimmi Ghat mosque, and Sangi Masjid.

==References==
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{{Mosques in India}}

[[Category:Mosques in Bihar]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Patna]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1621]]

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[[Category:Mughal mosques]]

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