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The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India
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The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD.
It is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture.
Delhi is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai,
located in northern India on the banks of the River Yamuna. New Delhi is the capital of India. Delhi has the political status of a federally administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Due to the Constitutional amendment in 1991, Delhi was given its own legislative assembly with limited powers. The metropolis consists of three census towns – Delhi, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi, along with 214 villages.
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