Jamia Masjid

Jamia Masjid is a large historic congregational mosque located in Nowhatta in the Old City of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in 1394 and completed in 1402, it is the largest mosque in the Kashmir Valley. Notable for its Indo-Saracenic and Persian-influenced architecture, extensive courtyard and 378 carved deodar wooden pillars, it remains a central place of worship and a major architectural landmark for visitors to Srinagar.

Visitors can expect a vast quadrangular mosque built around a large central courtyard with a water tank and planted gardens. The prayer hall is supported by 378 carved deodar wood pillars and features Indo-Saracenic and Persian architectural elements, wooden architecture, and four minarets. The surroundings are the dense lanes and bazaars of the Old City. Visitors can explore the courtyard, view the wooden colonnades and architecture from outside the prayer hall, and observe daily worship activities.

Commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Shah Miri in 1394 and completed in 1402 under his reign, with enlargement by his son Zain-ul-Abidin. The mosque was damaged by fire in 1479 and 1620 and rebuilt. It exhibits Persian and Indo-Saracenic architectural influences and extensive use of deodar wood, reflecting the architectural traditions of the Shah Miri period in Kashmir.

The largest congregational mosque in the Kashmir Valley and a central place of worship for the local community. It is an important example of Kashmiri wooden architecture and Indo-Saracenic style, and a major cultural and architectural landmark in Srinagar's Old City, visited for its religious, architectural and heritage value.