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Jama
Masjid
(literally
Friday
Mosque),
also
known
as
Jumah
Mosque
or
Jami'
Masjid,
is
a
mosque
in
Ahmedabad,
and
was
built
in
1424
during
the
reign
of
Ahmad
Shah
I.
The
inscription
on
the
central
mihrab
commemorates
the
inauguration
of
the
mosque
on
the
1st
Safar
A.H.
827
or
January
4,
1424
A.D.
by
Sultan
Ahmad
Shah
I.
The
mosque
lies
in
the
old
walled
city,
and
it
is
situated
outside
Bhadra
Fort
area.
The
old
walled
city
is
divided
into
separate
quarters
or
pols,
and
the
Jami'
Masjid
is
found
on
the
Gandhi
Road.
Along
the
south
side
of
the
road,
the
mosque
is
a
short
distance
beyond
the
Teen
Darwaza
or
Tripolia
Gate.
The
Jama
Masjid
was
the
fifth
mosque
structure
built
during
Ahmed
Shah
I's
reign.
The
prior
mosques
had
either
been
modest
in
size
or
were
for
private
use.
The
Jama
Masjid
was
the
complete
opposite
of
its
predecessors
in
that
it
was
a
large,
grandiose
structure.
The
mosque
complex
has
a
large
paved
courtyard
that
can
be
entered
from
three
different
directions.The
courtyard
has
an
ablution
tank
in
the
middle.
The
west
side
of
the
building
is
home
to
the
prayer
hall.
The
entire
mosque
is
emblematic
of
what
came
to
be
known
as
Gujarat
style
architecture.
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