Tipu Sultan Mosque
Built in 1832 by Tipu's youngest son, who was exiled to Calcutta and stayed.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.5655, 88.3521
Get the Tipu Sultan Mosque stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tipu Sultan Mosque. 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 West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tipu Sultan Mosque
St John's Church, Kolkata 0.8 km
The city's oldest church, 1787, with Job Charnock's mausoleum in the yard.
Indian Museum 0.8 km
The ninth oldest museum in the world, opened in 1814, holding the Bharhut railings and an Egyptian mummy.
Writers' Building 0.9 km
Built in 1777 for the Company's junior clerks, the seat of Bengal's government for two centuries, and the scene of the 1930 raid.
Eden Gardens 1.0 km
Sixty eight thousand, and the sound they make.
Park Street 1.2 km
Christmas, and the cemetery at the other end.
Nakhoda Masjid 1.3 km
Calcutta's principal mosque, of 1926, its gate modelled on Akbar's tomb.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary 1.5 km
The Portuguese church at Murgihata, Calcutta's oldest Catholic cathedral.
College Street 1.6 km
A kilometre and a half of secondhand booksellers, said to be the largest such market in the world.
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Questions
Where is Tipu Sultan Mosque?
Tipu Sultan Mosque is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are St John's Church, Kolkata (0.8 km), Indian Museum (0.8 km), Writers' Building (0.9 km).
How do I get the Tipu Sultan Mosque stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tipu Sultan Mosque and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tipu Sultan Mosque before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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