Masjid Mubarak Begum
A mosque built in 1823 by a courtesan who became a Resident's wife, and Delhi called it the whore's mosque.
- Where
- Central Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.6500, 77.2260
Get the Masjid Mubarak Begum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Masjid Mubarak Begum. 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 Masjid Mubarak Begum
Ghalib ki Haveli 0.5 km
The poet's house in Ballimaran, a doorway and two rooms, saved after long being a coal store.
Jama Masjid 0.7 km
Shah Jahan's last great commission, a courtyard that holds twenty five thousand people and a view over the old city.
Fatehpuri Masjid 0.8 km
The mosque at the far end of Chandni Chowk from the Red Fort, built by one of Shah Jahan's wives.
Chandni Chowk 1.0 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
Old Delhi 1.2 km
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
Red Fort 1.6 km
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
St James' Church, Delhi 1.8 km
Built by James Skinner of the yellow-coated horse, in thanks for surviving a battlefield.
Salimgarh Fort 1.8 km
Built in 1546 by Sher Shah Suri's son, on what was then an island in the Yamuna.
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Questions
Where is Masjid Mubarak Begum?
Masjid Mubarak Begum is in Central Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ghalib ki Haveli (0.5 km), Jama Masjid (0.7 km), Fatehpuri Masjid (0.8 km).
How do I get the Masjid Mubarak Begum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Masjid Mubarak Begum 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 Masjid Mubarak Begum 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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