Atala Masjid, Jaunpur
Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a 15th-century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the chief tourist attractions in Jaunpur. The mosque bears the evidences of the times in which it was built. The Atala Masjid is a useful specimen of mosques, not only in Uttar Pradesh but also in India.Location2.2 km north-northeast of Jaunpur, 7.3 km northwest of Zafarābād, 16.8 km north-northeast of Mariāhū, 26.3 km west-northwest of Kirākat.Transport links Located 3 kilometers from the railway junction at Bhandari, by availing the bus or train services from Varanasi (Benaras), which is separated from Jaunpur by a distance of 56 kilometers. Lucknow and Mirzapur are the other two cities located at a distance of 214 kilometers and 69 kilometers respectively.ConstructionThe Jaunpur Atala Masjid was built by Sultan Ibrahim (1401–1440), Sharqi Sultan of Jaunpur on foundations laid during the reign of Tughluq Sultan Firuz Shah III (1351–1388). Though the emergence of this mosque dates back to 1377, the construction work was completed in 1408.