Nadir Shah Mosque

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. p. 90. ISBN 81-7478-177-3.
Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock (2000). Footprint South India Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 127. ISBN 1-900949-81-4, ISBN 978-1-900949-81-1.

Tiruchirappalli

History

Geography and
Architecture

Zones

Neighbourhoods
and suburbs

Transport

Road	Chatram Bus Stand Central Bus Stand

Rail	Tiruchirappalli railway division (Tiruchirappalli Junction Tiruchirappalli Fort Tiruchirappalli Town Ponmalai (Golden Rock)) Tiruchirappalli Monorail (Proposed)

Air	Tiruchirappalli Airport

Educational
institutions

Places of
worship

Temples	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam Samayapuram Mariamman Temple Thayumanavar Temple, Rockfort Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple Uthamar Kovil Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Kumaravayalur Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur Vekkali Amman Temple Panchavarnaswamy Temple Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam

Churches	Basilica of the Holy Redeemer Christ Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Mosques	Nadirshah Mosque

Sport

Culture

Economy

Politics

Legislative Assembly constituencies	Srirangam Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West

Lok Sabha constituencies	Tiruchirappalli

Other topics: List of people from Tiruchirappalli

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