Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
One of Colombo's oldest mosques, Jami Ul-Alfar is an Indo-Gothic building known for its red-and-white striped facade and clock tower
Key facts
- Built
- 1909
- Architect
- H. L. Saibo Lebbe
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Overview
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Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque stands on Second Cross Street in the Pettah area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is counted among the oldest mosques in the city and is a well-known site for visitors. Locally it goes by names meaning the Red Mosque, including Red Masjid and Samman Kottu Palli. The two-storey building is notable for its red facade picked out in white stripes and for its clock tower. Its architect is recorded as H. L. Saibo Lebbe, and its style is described as Indo-Gothic.
History
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Construction of the mosque began in 1908 and was completed in 1909. It was built by local Muslims of Colombo from the Bohra community.
From Wikipedia
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்
அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal,
(known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli, Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. It is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B8%D9%81%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jami_Ul-Alfar_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Jami_Ul-Alfar
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80