Aali Masjid, Srinagar

Name: Aali Masjid
Address: Srinagar, India

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Aali Mosque is a mosque located in the Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir. It was constructed in 1471 A.D.during the reign of Shamiri king Sultan Hassan Shah. The structure is the largest existing historic mosque constructed within the premises of Eidgah Srinagar. It is also the second largest mosque in the Kashmir Valley after the Jamia Masjid, also located in Srinagar. The building shows a unique synthesis between Central Asian and local traditions of wooden architecture.The mosque is based on a 4m×4m grid supported on 5m tall 151 wooden columns of 0.95m girth.The main hall on the ground floor measuring 61.2m×20.5m consists of 75 such modules. All 151 deodar columns are rested on carved stone pedestals with varying designs.The overall area of the mosque is 1844sq.m ()

Completed: 1471 (553 years ago)Coordinates: 34°6'18"N, 74°47'39"E

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Aali Masjid – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jamia Masjid, Khanqah-e-Moula, Pathar Masjid, Gil Sar.

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Mosque complex with gardens and fountain
Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
26 min walk • Jamia Masjid is a mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated at Nowhatta in the middle of the Old City, the Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in 1394 CE and completed in 1402 CE, at the behest of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, son of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, and is regarded as one of the most important mosques in Kashmir.
1.2 miSE
Mosque
Khanqah-e-Moula, Srinagar
32 min walk • Khanqah-e-Moula, also known as Shah-e-Hamadan Masjid and Khanqah, is the first mosque in the Jammu and Kashmir, located in the Old City of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
1.1 miSE
Mosque
Pathar Masjid, Srinagar
29 min walk • Pathar Mosque, known locally as Naev Masheed, is a Mughal era stone mosque located in the old city of Srinagar, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on the left bank of the River Jhelum, just opposite the shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula. It was built by Mughal Empress Noor Jehan, the wife of emperor Jehangir, in 1623.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gil Sar, Srinagar
35 min walk • Gil Sar is a freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition. The lake is sometimes considered a part of the Khushal Sar lake but is separated from it by a narrow strait, which is spanned by a bridge known as Gil Kadal.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Khushal Sar, Srinagar
14 min walk • Khushal Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling. The lake once stretched from Zoonimar up to the Aali Masjid but now it is considerably reduced.