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Gyanvapi Mosque

The Gyanvapi Mosque is a located in , in the state of , India. The mosque was constructed in c. 1678 CE, a decade after Aurangzeb's demolition of a Shiva that was on the site.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Mosque in India
  • Address: Varanasi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Nepalese Temple.

Hindu temple
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is a dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in , , India. The temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines.

Hindu temple
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Shri Samrajeswar Pashupatinath Mahadev Mandir, also known as the Nepali Mandir, Kanthwala Mandir and Mini Khajuraho, is one of the oldest and most famous temples in the holy city of . is situated 300 metres southeast of Gyanvapi Mosque.

Railway station
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
is the main railway station serving the city of . The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are , , and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction. is situated 3 km northwest of Gyanvapi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sigra and Varanasi.

Locality
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is an urban locality in the city of , , . The residence of the Mayor of Varanasi is also located in the Ghanti Mill Road of . is situated 2½ km west of Gyanvapi Mosque.

Photo: J Duval, CC BY 2.0.
, once known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi, is a city at the banks of the Ganges River in , . Being the most sacred city in Hinduism and Jainism, and important in the history of Buddhism, is India's most important pilgrimage destination.

Locality
is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of in the Indian state of . The census town falls under the gram panchayat. is situated 7 km southwest of Gyanvapi Mosque.

Gyanvapi Mosque

Latitude
25.31124° or 25° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
83.01042° or 83° 0′ 38″ east
Open location code
7MQ58266+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295336827
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q3154
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Gyanvapi Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia Gyanvapi”
  • Arabic: “مسجد غيانفابي”
  • Bengali: “জ্ঞানবাপি মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “জ্ঞানবাপী মসজিদ”
  • Dutch: “Gyanvapi moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد جيانفابى”
  • French: “mosquée de Gyanvapi”
  • French: “Mosquée de Gyanvapi”
  • Fulah: “Gyanvapi Mosque”
  • German: “Gyanvapi-Moschee”
  • German: “Gyanvapi-Temple”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד גואנוופי”
  • Hindi: “ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद”
  • Hindi: “भारतीय मस्जिद”
  • Italian: “Moschea Alamgiri”
  • Italian: “Moschea Gyanvapi”
  • Japanese: “ギャーンヴァーピー・モスク”
  • Malayalam: “ഗ്യാൻ‌വാപി മോസ്ക്”
  • Marathi: “ज्ञानवापी मशीद”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Гуанвапи”
  • Spanish: “Gyanvapi”
  • Tamil: “ஞானவாபி பள்ளிவாசல்”
  • Telugu: “Alamgiri Temple”
  • Telugu: “జ్ఞాన‌వాపి మ‌సీదు”
  • Telugu: “జ్ఞాన్వాపి దేవాలయం”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดชญานวาปี”
  • Ukrainian: “мечеть Гуанвапі”
  • Urdu: “گیان واپی مسجد”

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Highlights include Yoga Training Centre and Kashi Vishwanath Dham, varanasi.

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