Athar Jamad Mosque

Athar Jamad Mosque
(The Big Mosque)
The mosque in 2015
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationOppanakara Street, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Location of the mosque in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates10°59′37″N 76°57′37″E / 10.993685991999287°N 76.9603318139299°E / 10.993685991999287; 76.9603318139299
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Groundbreaking1860
Completed1904
Specifications
Capacity2,000 worshipers
Dome(s)Two (maybe more)
Minaret(s)Four
Minaret height26 m (85 ft)
MaterialsLimestone; mortar

The Athar Jamad Mosque (Arabic: اثار جماعة المسجد; Tamil: அத்தார் ஜமாத் மஸ்ஜித்), also known as the Athar Jamaath Masjid and colloquially as The Big Mosque, is a mosque located on Oppanakara Street within the Coimbatore district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest and biggest mosques in Coimbatore.