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Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Central Delhi
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Location
Location	Delhi, India
Territory	Delhi
Architecture
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic,
Completed	1656
Specifications
Capacity	25,000
Length	80 m
Width	27 m
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	41 m

The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā (Persian: مسجد جھان نما, the 'World-reflecting Mosque'), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India.

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