| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011529 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Mosque |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | South |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Hauz Khas |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Khirki Village |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 14th - 15th Cent. A.D. |
| Sub Period | Lodi |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | North of Khirki Village, on the road leading from the village towards Malviya Nagar |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 32 1 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 13 8 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 1.3 km to the north-east of Malviya Nagar metro station and approx. 50 m to the south of crimination ground of Khirki Village |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Malviya Nagar |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Part of urban fabric. It lies in area between the river Yamuna and Delhi ridge. Delhi Ridge is a northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. The ridge consists of Quartzite rocks and extends from South-East at Tuglaqabad, branching out in places and tapering off in the north near Wazirabad of the west bank of the river Yamuna. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | No significant information is available on the history of the mosque besides the mosque is in close proximity to the tomb of Shaikh Yusuf Qattal, who was a disciple of Qazi Jalaluddin of Lahore adding to the richness of that complex and its surrounding. The mosque building supposedly the one of the oldest structure of this proximity and of the same time as the tomb of Shaikh Yusuf Qattal. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
No significant traditional information is available on the site. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Lodi - लोदी |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The rubble-built mosque construed on a rectangular plan. The eastern facade has small niches in between the openings. The mosque would have been three bays wide and single bay deep. The walls have mostly collapsed and so has the roof. Only the eastern side walls now remain. Initially, the outer west wall of the mosque is relieved by a row of niches with three deep mihrab recesses and dominated emphasized central mihrab. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
It is constructed of random rubble masonry and initially finished with plaster. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | N.A |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | INTACH, Delhi Chapter |
| Name / नाम | Delhi The Built Heritage - A Listing INTACH |
| Year / वर्ष | 1999 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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