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Shahi Masjid

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Shahi Masjid
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationHyderabad, India
Geographic coordinates17°26′38″N 78°28′21″E / 17.443811°N 78.472616°E / 17.443811; 78.472616
Architecture
TypeMosque
A model of Shahi Masjid at Chowmahalla Palace

The Shahi Masjid, also known as masjid awan e shahi , Public garden Mosque and Bagh E Aam ke Masjid, is a mosque within the Public Gardens, Hyderabad adjacent to Telangana Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad, India. In 1924 the Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan commissioned the construction of the Shahi Masjid thru "the City Improvement Board" and was constructed completed in 1933. The mosque served as a principal mosque for the VII Nizam and his courtiers.[1]

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  1. ^ Moin, Ather (3 October 2019). "Ramadan around the World in pictures". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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