Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
Mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka and also known as the Red Mosque / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, (known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli,[1] Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city.
Quick Facts Jami Ul-Alfar Mosqueකොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය கொழும்பு புறக்கோட்டை சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் (மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்), Religion ...
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය கொழும்பு புறக்கோட்டை சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் (மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates | 6.9385°N 79.8518°E / 6.9385; 79.8518 |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Style | Indo-Saracenic |
Groundbreaking | 1908 |
Completed | 1909 |
Website | |
redmasjid |
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