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Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk)

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Location
  
Delhi

District
  
Central Delhi

Country
  
India

Phone
  
098680 33051

Affiliation
  
Islam

Territory
  
Delhi

Ecclesiastical or organizational status
  
Mosque

Architectural style
  
Indo-Islamic architecture

Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk)

Address
  
1841, Main Chandni Chowk Road, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006

Similar
  
Fatehpuri Mosque, Old Delhi, Moth Ki Mosque, Lal Masjid - Delhi, Humanyun Mosque

The Sunehri Masjid (سنهرى مسجد, lit. Golden Mosque) is a mosque in Old Delhi.

It is located near the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk, once an imperial boulevard leading to the Red Fort. The mosque was built by Roshan-ud-Daula Zafar Khan in 1721.

Apparently the Persian invader Nadir Shah spent several hours on the top of the mosque on 11 March 1739 to observe the Katl-e-Aam (the killing of everyone in sight) that he had ordered, which resulted in the massacre of 30,000 inhabitants.

The mosque's original appearance has been altered as extensions to accommodate the faithful have been constructed. The mosque is also under threat from encroachment.

It is not to be confused with the Sunehri Masjid (Red Fort) nearby, or Lahore's Sunehri Masjid.

References

Sunehri Masjid (Chandni Chowk) Wikipedia


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