Khuthbapalli (; or ), also known as Jamia Mosque Khuthbapalli, the Kuthba Mosque and the Khuthbha Mosque, is a Sunni Friday mosque, located in Pondicherry, the capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India. Khutbah literally means the Friday sermon given in a mosque. Khuthbapalli holds Friday prayers in addition to the regular prayers.
Khuthbapalli (; or ), also known as Jamia Mosque Khuthbapalli, the Kuthba Mosque and the Khuthbha Mosque, is a Sunni Friday mosque, located in Pondicherry, the capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India. Khutbah literally means the Friday sermon given in a mosque. Khuthbapalli holds Friday prayers in addition to the regular prayers.
==History== Khuthbapalli is claimed to be the first mosque in Pondicherry, first sited in White Town. According to the Dutch map of Pondicherry Fort in 1693, there were two mosques were located in the Fort. One is believed to be Khuthbapalli and the other to be Meerapalli. During the first half of the 18th century Meerapalli was relocated to its present location, whereas Khuthbapalli remained in the Western part of White Town until the destruction of the White Town by the English in 1761. The current structure was built in the 18th century.
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