Aali Mosque

Maula Aali Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Srinagar
Region	Kashmir Valley
Status	active
Location
Municipality	Srinagar Municipal Corporation
State	Jammu & Kashmir, India
Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Aali Mosque (India) Show map of India
Geographic coordinates	34°06′18″N 74°47′39″E / 34.1049°N 74.7942°E / 34.1049; 74.7942
Architecture
Funded by	Aawami Action Committee
Date established	c. 1471; 553 years ago (1471)
Completed	1471 AD
Specifications
Length	67 metres (220 ft)
Width	41 metres (135 ft)

Aali Mosque is a mosque located in the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was constructed in 1471 A.D. during the reign of Shamiri king Sultan Hassan Shah. The structure is the largest existing mosque within the premises of Eidgah Srinagar. It is also the second largest mosque in the Kashmir Valley after the Jamia Masjid, also located in Srinagar.^[1] The building shows a unique synthesis between Central Asian and local traditions of wooden architecture. The mosque is based on a 4m×4m grid supported on 5 m 151 wooden columns of 0.95 m girth. The main hall on the ground floor measuring 61.2 m by 20.5 m consists of 75 such modules. All 151 deodar columns are rested on carved stone pedestals with varying designs. The overall area of the mosque is 1844 m².

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