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Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque

📍 Near Adjoining Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

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construction year

17th century

Verified 16 Sept 2026

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Historians say

Built in the 17th century on the site associated with the earlier Vishveshvara temple. Competing historical and legal claims are actively contested.

Historians say

A mosque immediately adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex. Its site and status are the subject of continuing litigation in the Indian courts.

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Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Gyanvapi Mosque and Kashi Vishwanath Temple are about 48 m apart in varanasi. · 48 m
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Gyanvapi Mosque and Dhundhiraj Vinayak Temple are about 69 m apart in varanasi. · 69 m
Annapurna Temple
Gyanvapi Mosque and Annapurna Temple are about 102 m apart in varanasi. · 101 m
Kachori Gali
Gyanvapi Mosque and Kachori Gali are about 162 m apart in varanasi. · 161 m
Vishwanath Gali
Gyanvapi Mosque and Vishwanath Gali are about 186 m apart in varanasi. · 185 m

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