Kazimar Big Mosque

The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi in city, in the state of , India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in India
  • Also known as: “مسجد قاضی مار الكبير”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madurai Junction and Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal.

Railway station
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railway station is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of , located in of the Indian state of . is situated 1 km northwest of Kazimar Big Mosque.

Photo: R.K.Lakshmi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a palace located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central , , . It was built by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659, and was completed in 1636. is situated 1 km east of Kazimar Big Mosque.

Hospital
is situated in , , . The hospital provides tertiary care to more than twenty million people in the southern part of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Kazimar Big Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madurai and Anuppanadi.

Photo: Vegpuff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of . It is on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in of state in the peninsular , located with the geographical coordinates of and at an altitude of about 152 m above the mean sea level. , , Anna Nagar, K. is situated 3 km east of Kazimar Big Mosque.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in of state in the peninsular . It is located at about 158 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of. , Sellur, Narimedu, Chinna Chokkikulam, B B Kulam, Simmakkal… is situated 6 km northeast of Kazimar Big Mosque.

Kazimar Big Mosque

Latitude
9.91275° or 9° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
78.11426° or 78° 6′ 51″ east
Open location code
6JXWW477+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 949998929
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q6381119
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Satellite Map

Discover Kazimar Big Mosque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kazimar Big Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد قاضي مار الكبير”
  • Bengali: “কাজিমার বড় মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد كاظمار الكبير”
  • Malay: “Masjid Besar Kazimar”
  • Tamil: “காசிமார் பெரிய பள்ளிவாசல்”
  • Urdu: “قاضی مار بڑی مسجد”
  • Western Panjabi: “قاضی مار وڈی مسجد”

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