Cheraman Juma Masjid
Said to be the oldest mosque in India, founded in the seventh century by a merchant from Arabia.
- Where
- Thrissur, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.2128, 76.2021
Get the Cheraman Juma Masjid stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheraman Juma 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 Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cheraman Juma Masjid
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple 1.6 km
Bhadrakali at Kodungallur, known across Kerala simply as Kodungallur Amma.
Pallipuram Fort 5.3 km
The oldest European fort still standing in India, Portuguese, hexagonal, of 1503.
Cherai Beach 8.3 km
Backwater on one side, sea on the other.
Vypin 12 km
A barrier island at Kochi with the Arabian Sea on one side and the backwaters on the other.
Koodalmanikyam Temple 15 km
The only temple in India to Bharata, and the one temple in Kerala with no other deity in it.
Aluva Mahadeva Temple 20 km
A Shiva temple on a sandbank in the Periyar, submerged half the year, with a festival when it is not.
Avanangattilkalari Vishnumaya Temple 26 km
The head temple of every Vishnumaya shrine in Kerala, at Peringottukara, where the god is also called Chathan.
Chinese Fishing Nets 28 km
Cantilevered shore nets said to have come with traders from the court of Kublai Khan, still worked by four men each.
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Questions
Where is Cheraman Juma Masjid?
Cheraman Juma Masjid is in Thrissur, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple (1.6 km), Pallipuram Fort (5.3 km), Cherai Beach (8.3 km).
How do I get the Cheraman Juma Masjid stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheraman Juma Masjid and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cheraman Juma Masjid before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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