Meerapalli

Meerapalli
மீராபள்ளி
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Rite	Sufism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Dedication	Meeran Saheb
Location
Location	Yanam Vengadasalam Pillai St, Pondicherry, Puducherry
Country	India
Location of the mosque in Puducherry
Geographic coordinates	11°55′41″N 79°49′48″E / 11.928°N 79.830°E / 11.928; 79.830
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic Gothic Islamic
Founder	Acrot Nawabs
Completed	18th century
Minaret(s)	Two

Meerapalli (Tamil: மீராபள்ளி, lit. 'Meeran Mosque'; French: Mirapalli) is a Sufi mosque in Pondicherry, in the union territory of Puducherry, India. It was constructed during the first quarter of the 18th century and is the oldest standing mosque in Pondicherry.^[1]

The renowned Arab navigator, Sulaiman Al Mahri, mentioned the port of Bandikeri during the later part of 15th century or the first part of 16th century along the Coromandel Coast, which was identified as Pondicherry in later days.^[2] A Muslim settlement was already there.

The mosque was built by the Acrot Nawabs in the 18th century in a mix of the Indo-Islamic and Gothic Islamic styles. Adjacent to the mosque is the grave of its founder, Sufi saint Meeran Saheb,^[a] and Suubhi Errai Perriar Mullah.^[6] New extensions have been built surrounding the original structure, including a small madrassa.^[7]

• Islam in India
• List of mosques in India

This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e