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Rani Sipri's Mosque

1514 in IndiaMonuments of National Importance in GujaratMosques in AhmedabadReligious buildings and structures completed in 1514Use Indian English from July 2018
Window and base of a minaret in Rani Sipri's mosk, Ahmedabad, retouched
Window and base of a minaret in Rani Sipri's mosk, Ahmedabad, retouched

Rani Sipri's Mosque (Gujarati: રાણી સિપ્રીની મસ્જીદ) also known as Rani Sipri ni Masjid or Masjid-e-nagina, formerly known as Rani Asni's Mosque, is a medieval mosque in the walled city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India. This mosque was commissioned in 1514 by Queen Sipri, the Hindu wife of Mahmud Begada, a sultan who ruled Gujarat. It is also known as Masjid-e-Nagina (Jewel of a Mosque) because of the intricate jali carvings on its walls. In 2006-7, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation proposed demolishing part of the monument in order to expand a road.

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Window and base of a minaret in Rani Sipri's mosk, Ahmedabad, retouched
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