Chaukhamba Mosque

Chaukhamba Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Municipality	Varanasi
State	Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Architecture
Type	mosque

Chaukhamba Mosque (Urdu: چوکھمبا مسجد) is a 14th-century mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. This masjid is in ruins and is still used as a pilgrimage site by Muslims. Chau means four and Khamba means pillar as this Masjid has four low massive pillars towards its north eastern extremity. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan of Delhi, Feroz Shah Tughlaq (r. 1351–1388).^[1]

See also

• Alamgiri Mosque
• Ganj-e-Shaheedan Mosque

References

1. Martin Gaenszle; Jörg Gengnagel (2006). Visualizing Space in Banaras. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 112. ISBN 3447051876.