Periamet Mosque

Periamet Mosque
Periamet Mosque
பெரியமேடு மசூதி
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sydnehams Road, Periamet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location of the mosque in Chennai
Geographic coordinates	13°05′05″N 80°16′13″E / 13.08468°N 80.27018°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Date established	1838
Specifications
Capacity	4,000 worshipers
Dome(s)	Three (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Many

The Periamet Mosque (Tamil: பெரியமேடு மசூதி) is a mosque situated on the corner of Sydnehams Road and Vepery High Road in the Periamet^[a] neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

History

The Periamet Mosque was constructed in 1838 by hides and skins' dealers, then later by Haji Mohamed Khasim Baig Sahib, The mosque has been rebuilt twice after the Independence of India. The mosque can accommodate up to 4,000 worshipers.^[1]

Notes

^ Sometimes spelled as Periyamet.

References

^ Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.

[1] Sometimes spelled as Periyamet.

[2] Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.

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Places of worship in Chennai
Hindu temples	Adikesava Perumal temple Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple Royapuram Angala Parameswari Temple Alamelumangapuram Anjaneya Temple Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple Luz Anjaneya Temple Apparswami Temple Ashtalakshmi Kovil Choolaimedu Angalamman Temple Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil Muthialpet Bairagimadam Temple Chennakesava Perumal Temple Chennai Om Sri Skandhashramam Chintadri Pillaiyar Kovil Dhenupureeswarar Temple Ekambareswarar Temple Elumur Ardhanareeswarar Temple Ettampadai Temple ISKCON Temple Puri Jagannath Temple Kachchaleswarar Temple Kalikambal Temple Saidapet Kamakshi Amman Temple Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple Kamaleswarar Temple Kandaswami Temple Kapaleeshwarar Temple Mylapore Karaneeswarar Temple Saidapet Karaneeswarar Temple Karumariamman Temple Ayanavaram Kasi Viswanatha Temple Mambalam Kasi Viswanatha Temple Mambalam Kothandaramar Temple Nandambakkam Kothandaramaswami Temple Muthialpet Krishnaswami Temple Kumaran Kundram Kundrathur Nageswarar Temple Kundrathur Murugan Temple Kurungaleeswarar Temple Madhava Perumal temple Madhya Kailash Madras Kali Bari Mallikesvarar Temple Marundeeswarar Temple Melatirupati Mylapore Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple Nandeeswarar Temple Neelagandeeswarar Temple Parasuramalingeswarar Temple Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple Porur Ramanatheswarar Temple Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple Purasawalkam Gangadeeswarar Temple Putlur Amman Temple R.A. Puram Ayyappan Koil Ramakrishna Math Thiruneermalai Ranganatha Temple Ravishwarar Temple Sethu Kshetram Mylapore Shirdi Sai Baba Temple T. Nagar Sri Balaji Temple Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple Thiruvalluvar Temple Thyagaraja Temple Tirusoolanathar Tripurasundari temple Tiruvalithayam Vadapalani Andavar Temple Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple Vedapureeswarar temple Velleeswarar Temple Velveeswarar Temple Vengeeswarar Temple
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Mosques	Bahram Jung Mosque Casa Verona's Mosque Dharma Kidangu Mosque Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque Makkah Masjid Mamoor Mosque Masjid-o-Anwari Thousand Lights Mosque Triplicane Big Mosque Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Mosque
Jain temples	Adinath Digambar Jain Temple Shri Chandraprabhu Jain temple Mylapore Swetamber Jain Temple Shantinath Jain temple
Buddhist temples	Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Centre
Gurudwaras	Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha Gurudwara
Parsi temples	Royapuram fire temple
Synagogues	Madras Synagogue

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