What is Jama Masjid, Srinagar?
{{orphan|date=November 2008}} {{Infobox religious building |image = Jama Masjid, Srinagar (14363005587).jpg |caption = |building_name = Jamia Masjid<br/> {{nq|جامع مسجد سرینگر}} |location = [[Srinagar]] |geo = {{Coord|34.098352|74.809180}} |religious_affiliation = [[Islam]] |architect = |architecture_type = Mosque |architecture_style = |year_completed = |construction_cost = |capacity = 33,333 | length = {{convert|120|m|ft}} | width = {{convert|120|m|ft}} |dome_quantity = |minaret_quantity = |minaret_height = }} The '''Jamia Masjid''' is a [[mosque]] in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Kashmir]]. The Jamia Masjid of Srinagar is at Nowhatta, in the middle of the old city. It was built by [[Sultan]] Sikander Shah in 1394 AD. Later, the son of Sultan Sikandar, Zain-ul-Abedin had the mosque extended. The measurement of the mosque is 381 feet by 384 feet. It has unique [[architecture]], a courtyard, and 378 wooden Deodar pillars supporting a wooden ceiling with 346 pillars of 21 feet in height and 5 feet in girth, and 32 pillars 48 feet in height and 6 feet in girth. The masjid has a fountain also measurement of 33 feet by 34 feet which is also used for wuzu (ablution). Thousands of Muslims assemble at the mosque every Friday to offer their prayers. This Jamia Masjid of Kashmir, has seen a number of destructions till date. It got ruined three times in a fire and was reconstructed every time. During the region of [[Sikh]] ruler [[Ranjit Singh]], the Jamia Masjid of Srinagar was shut down and the [[Salat|namaz]] (''Islamic prayers'') and [[Adhan|azan]] (''Islamic call to prayer'') were banned. {{multistub|religion|Asia}} [[Category:Mosques in India]] [[Category:Srinagar]] [[Category:1390s establishments]] [[Category:14th-century establishments in India]] [[Category:14th-century buildings and structures]]