Jama Mosque, Jaunpur

Jama Masjid or Jama Mosque or Jami Masjid or Badi Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, is a 15th-century mosque built by Hussain Shah Sharki in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the chief tourist attractions in Jaunpur. The mosque is 2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat.
Special prayers are held every Friday. Regular prayers for five times are offered every day,
History.
The mosque was built by the kings of Sharqi dynasty in the 15th century. The entrance of the mosque is 22 mtres high. In 1783, William Hodges made a sketch of the entrance of the mosque, published in his book "Select Views in India".