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Jami Ul Alfar Mosque

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Affiliation
  
Opened
  
1909

Architectural type
  
Mosque

Completed
  
1909

Phone
  
+94 11 2 451975

Groundbreaking
  
1908

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

Location
  
Address
  
No.228, Second Cross Street, 11, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Architectural style
  
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture

Similar
  
Wolvendaal Church, Beira Lake, Galle Face Green, Khan Clock Tower, National Museum of Colombo

Jami ul alfar mosque in sri lanka


Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (known colloquially as the 'Samman Kottu Palli', 'Rathu Palliya' or 'Red Masjid' or the 'Red Mosque') is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. The mosque is a popular tourist site in the city.

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History

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque was built in 1909 by the Pettah Muslim community to fulfill their required five-times-daily prayer and Jummah on Fridays. It is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo.

Before other landmarks were built, some claim that the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque was recognized as the landmark of Colombo by sailors approaching the port.

References

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque Wikipedia


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