Atala Mosque, Jaunpur

The Atala Mosque, also known as the Atala Masjid, is a 15th-century mosque in Jaunpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Atala Mosque
Main pishtaq leading into the iwan of the mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Shahi Qila fort, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Location of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	25°45′9.54″N 82°41′26.22″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic Sharqi
Groundbreaking	1376 CE
Completed	1408 CE
Specifications
Height (max)	30 m (98 ft)
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)

The mosque is situated 300 metres (330 yd) from Shahi Qila fort; 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) from the Jama Mosque; 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-northeast of Jaunpur; 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) northwest of Zafarābād; 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi) north-northeast of Mariāhū; and 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) west-northwest of Kirākat.^[1]

Architecture

William Hodges sketched the mosque when he visited Jaunpur, and included the skitch in his book Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta.^[2][3]

The entire mosque covers a square of 78.5 metres (258 ft) on each side.^[4] There are three huge gateways for the entrance. The height of the mosque is more than 30 metres (100 ft), and the total perimeter is 76 metres (248 ft). The central dome is almost 17 metres (56 ft) above the ground, but cannot be seen from the front because of the tall 23-metre (75 ft) tower.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Original wash drawing
• 
  Coloured etching

See also

• India portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India
• Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur