Jama Masjid
Shah Jahan's last great commission, a courtyard that holds twenty five thousand people and a view over the old city.
- Where
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6507, 77.2334
Get the Jama Masjid stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Jama Masjid. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Jama Masjid
Chandni Chowk 0.6 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
Masjid Mubarak Begum 0.7 km
A mosque built in 1823 by a courtesan who became a Resident's wife, and Delhi called it the whore's mosque.
Ghalib ki Haveli 0.9 km
The poet's house in Ballimaran, a doorway and two rooms, saved after long being a coal store.
Red Fort 1.0 km
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
Old Delhi 1.1 km
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
Zafar Mahal 1.2 km
The last Mughal palace, and the grave that was never filled.
Zeenat-ul-Masajid 1.2 km
Aurangzeb's daughter's mosque at Daryaganj, with striped marble domes, called the ghost mosque.
Fatehpuri Masjid 1.3 km
The mosque at the far end of Chandni Chowk from the Red Fort, built by one of Shah Jahan's wives.
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Questions
Where is Jama Masjid?
Jama Masjid is in New Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chandni Chowk (0.6 km), Masjid Mubarak Begum (0.7 km), Ghalib ki Haveli (0.9 km).
How do I get the Jama Masjid stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Jama Masjid and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Jama Masjid before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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