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Nadirshah Mosque is a mosque situated in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in the western part of the city close to the Tiruchirappalli Fort Railway Station. The mosque is believed to contain the remains of the Nawab Muhammad Ali of the Carnatic and the headless body of the general Chanda Sahib who was beheaded by a Thanjavur Maratha general. The mosque gets its name from the tomb of the Muslim cleric Babayya Nadir Shah whose tomb lies within its precincts. The mosque is believed to have been constructed with material obtained from the destruction of a Hindu temple.
References
- Sura's Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 90. ISBN 81-7478-177=3.
- Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock (2000). Footprint South India Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 127. ISBN 1-900949-81-4, ISBN 978-1-900949-81-1.
Tiruchirappalli History Early Cholas · Kalabhras · Pallavas · Medieval Cholas · Later Cholas · Later Pandyas · Invasion of Malik Kafur · Madurai Sultanate · Vijayanagar Empire · Madurai Nayaks · Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) · Siege of Trichinopoly (1743) · Second Carnatic War (Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752) · Battle of Golden Rock · Battle of Seringham) · 1928 South Indian Railway StrikeGeography and
ArchitectureGeography of Tiruchirappalli, Grand Anaicut, Srirangam Island, Trichinopoly Group, Upper AnaicutZones Abhishekapuram, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock, SrirangamNeighbourhoods
and suburbsAbhishekapuram, Anna Nagar, Ariyamangalam, Beema Nagar, Bikshandarkoil, Cantonment, Chintamani, Crawford, Devathanam, Edamalaipatti Pudhur, Gitapuram, Golden Rock, Irungalur, Kailasapuram, Kallakuzhi, Kambarasampettai, Karumandapam, Kaveri Nagar, Khajamalai, Koothappar, Krishnasamudram, Kumaravayalur, K. K. Nagar, Mambazha Salai, Manachanallur, Mannarpuram, Melur, Navalpattu, Palakkarai, Pappankurichi, Ponnagar, Prattiyur, Puthur, Raghavendrapuram, Samayapuram, Sangiliyandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, Singarathope, Srinivasa Nagar, Srirangam, Tennur, Teppakulam, Tharanallur, Thillai Nagar, Thiruvalarsolai, Thiruvanaikaval, Thiruverumbur, Thuvakudi, Tollgate, Urayur, Uttamar Kovil, VarahaneriRailway
stationsTiruchirappalli Fort, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Golden Rock, Palakkarai, Srirangam, Thiruverumbur, Uttamar KovilEducational
institutionsBharathidasan Institute of Management · Bishop Heber College · Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli · Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli · Jamal Mohamed College · J. J. College of Engineering and Technology · Mookambigai College of Engineering · National College, Tiruchirapalli · National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli · St. Joseph's College, TiruchirapalliPlaces of
worshipTemplesErumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur · Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval · Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam · Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple · Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam · Samayapuram Mariamman Temple · Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam · Thayumanavar Temple, Rockfort · Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple · Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple · Sri Purushothama Perumal Temple, Uttamar Kovil · Subramaniya Swamy Temple, KumaravayalurChurchesMosquesNadirshah MosqueCulture Aadi Perukku · Carnatic music · Festember · Gem cutting · Jallikattu · Poochoriyal · Pragyan · Samayapuram float festival · Trichinopoly cigar · Vaikunta EkadashiPolitics Tamil Nadu Assembly ConstituenciesSrirangam · Thiruverumbur · Tiruchirappalli East · Tiruchirappalli WestLok Sabha constituenciesOther topics: People from TiruchirappalliCategories:- Tiruchirapalli
- Mosques in India
- Religion in Tamil Nadu
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