Jumma Masjid

The Jumma Masjid or Jama Masjid is a former Friday mosque, now in partial ruins, in in , in the state of , . The mosque was built in 15th century by converting a temple or a palace identified as Ranakdevi Mahal by local people and the Archaeological Survey of India.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: state protected monument of Gujarat
  • Also known as: “Jama Masjid and cannons”, “Jumma Masjid and Cannon (Neelam And Kadanal)”, and “Jumma Masjid, Uparkot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uparkot Fort and Uparkot Caves.

Fort
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Uparkot is a fort located in east side of , , India.

Ruins
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, also Uperkot caves, are ancient man-made caverns. The caves are a part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups situated in the eastern part of of the state of . is situated 130 metres northwest of Jumma Masjid.

Archaeological site
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The are part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Group. They are the oldest of the caves in the group. The caves, on the basis of scribbles and short cursive letters on the wall, are dated to 3rd-4th century BCE during the Emperor Ashoka's rule and are the plainest of all the caves in the groups. is situated 600 metres north of Jumma Masjid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Junagadh and Girnar.

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is a historical city in , in the west of , on the Arabian Sea. The region of became a district of Gujarat state in 1960. used to be the state capital and is now a district administrative center.

Locality
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is an ancient hill in , , India. It is one of the holiest pilgrimages of Jains, a Mahatirth, where the 22nd Tirthaṅkar, Lord Neminath attained omniscience, and later nirvana at its highest peak, along with other five hundred and thirty three enlightened sages. is situated 7 km east of Jumma Masjid.

Jumma Masjid

Latitude
21.52478° or 21° 31′ 29″ north
Longitude
70.47005° or 70° 28′ 12″ east
Open location code
7JHGGFFC+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50831823
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q98871237
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Jumma Masjid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجامع في أوباركوت”
  • Bengali: “জুমা মসজিদ, উপরকোট”
  • German: “Jama Masjid (Junagadh)”
  • German: “Jama Masjid”
  • Tamil: “ஜமா மஸ்ஜித்”
  • Tamil: “ஜும்மா மஸ்ஜித், உபர்கோட்”
  • Tamil: “ஜும்மா மஸ்ஜித்”
  • Urdu: “جامع مسجد اپرکوٹ”

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