Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad

E375900
historical monument mosque religious building

Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad is one of India’s largest and oldest mosques, a monumental 17th-century Qutb Shahi-era structure renowned for its massive courtyard, grand arches, and religious significance for Muslims.

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Label Occurrences
Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad canonical 3
Mecca Masjid 1
Old City of Hyderabad 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Deccan architecture ⓘ
surface form: Qutb Shahi architecture
builtUnder Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
capacity tens of thousands of worshippers ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 17th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Muhammad Qutb Shah ⓘ
surface form: Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
completedUnder Aurangzeb ⓘ
constructionEnd late 17th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1614 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance major Islamic pilgrimage site in Hyderabad ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
foundedInPeriod Qutb Shahi era ⓘ
hasCourtyardType open courtyard ⓘ
hasDecorativeElement Islamic calligraphy ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
hasEntrance massive arched gateway ⓘ
hasFeature ablution tank ⓘ
grand arches ⓘ
large courtyard ⓘ
massive pillars ⓘ
minarets ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
hasMihrab yes ⓘ
hasMinbar yes ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn Hyderabad ⓘ
Old City, Hyderabad ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ
namedAfter Mecca ⓘ
near Charminar ⓘ
notableEvent 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing ⓘ
protectedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
region Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Deccan
religion Islam ⓘ
significance one of the largest mosques in India ⓘ
one of the oldest mosques in Hyderabad ⓘ
state Telangana ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Hyderabad ⓘ
usedFor Eid prayers ⓘ
Friday prayers ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah → associatedWith → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad ⓘ
Osmania General Hospital (as patron) → locatedIn → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad ⓘ
subject surface form: Osmania General Hospital
this entity surface form: Old City of Hyderabad
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan → burialPlace → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad ⓘ
Laad Bazaar → near → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad ⓘ
Hyderabadi Muslims → associatedCityLandmark → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mecca Masjid