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Malik Dinar Mosque

Thalangara, Italy

Malik Dinar Mosque

The Malik Dinar Mosque, also known locally as the Malik Deenar Masjid and Malik Deenar Juma Masjid, and officially known as the Hazrath Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid, is a Sufi Sunni mosque and dargah, located in Thalangara, in the town of Kasaragod, in the state of Kerala, India. Founded by Malik

Dinar and believed to been completed in c. 22 AH (642/643 CE), it is one of the oldest mosques in India. The two-storey mosque was built in the Kerala-Islamic traditional style; and was extensively remodelled in the Islamic style in 2018. In addition to the mosque and dargah, the complex includes a madrasa, cemetery, and orphanage.

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