Safa Masjid, Goa

Safa Masjid
Basic information
Location Ponda, Goa, India
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic Architecture

Safa Masjid or Safa Shahouri masjid is located at Ponda within the Goa in India.[1]

History

Safa Masjid adjacent to which, on the South, is a masonry tank measuring 30 by 30 meters with Mihrab designs.

This mosque may indeed be datable to the Adil shah period. The mosque doesnot bear any inscription.[1] This mosque built in 1560 by the Bijapuri ruler Ibrahim Adil Shah I about 2 km from center of Ponda.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mehrdad Shokoohy, Muslim Architecture of South India (Routledge publication, 2013) ISBN 978-1136499845. (Page:253)
  2. ↑ V.T.Gune, "Ancient shrines of Goa (A pictorial survey)", Department of information of Government of Goa. Panji 1965. page:965-988.

15°24′N 74°01′E / 15.40°N 74.02°E / 15.40; 74.02Coordinates: 15°24′N 74°01′E / 15.40°N 74.02°E / 15.40; 74.02

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