Jama Mosque, Furus

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Jama Masjid Mosque is the oldest, major and prevalent mosque in Furus, in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. Jaama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of Muslims, which are usually done at a mosque, the "congregational mosque" or "jaama masjid".

Structure[edit]

The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to five hundred worshipers. Jama Masjid Mosque is a very simple, bold, vast and majestic in its expression. It is crowned by large dome made up of masonry cement. There is inscriptions in the mosque on the gateway.