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Kazimar Big Mosque

Madurai, Italy

Kazimar Big Mosque

The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH (1284/1285 CE) and is the oldest mosque in the city. The mosque was founded by Kazi Syed Tajuddin, a descendant of the

Islamic prophet Muhammad, who came from Yemen during 13th century and received this land from the King Kulasekara Ku(n) Pandiyan. The mosque can accommodate approximately 1,200 worshipers and is within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the Periyar (central) bus stand, and within 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) southeast of Madurai Junction railway station, and 1.5 kilometres (1,600 yd) southwest of the Meenakshi Temple.

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