Indo Islamic Heritage
Madina Masjid (also spelled Madina Masjid) is a local mosque serving the Muslim community in Bhagua Nagla, a small village/hamlet in the Barhpur block of Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It functions as a place of worship, community gathering, and daily prayers in this rural area near the Ganges river. As a modest local religious site, it reflects the everyday Islamic heritage in the region's villages rather than a grand historical monument.
Madina Masjid in Bhagua Nagla is a typical village-level mosque, humble in architecture but deeply integrated into the daily lives of residents. Unlike prominent historical Islamic sites in India—such as grand mosques in Delhi, Agra, or Lucknow built during the Mughal era—this is a local place of worship without widely documented grand historical events or royal patronage. It represents the grassroots Islamic presence in Uttar Pradesh's smaller settlements, where mosques often date back several generations and serve as focal points for faith and unity. Specific historical details, such as the exact year of construction, are not widely recorded in public sources, suggesting it may have been built or established in the modern period (likely post-19th or 20th century) as part of local community development, similar to many village mosques in the region. Farrukhabad district itself has a rich history dating back to ancient times, with Muslim influence growing from the medieval period onward, but local village mosques like this one are more about ongoing religious continuity than monumental history.
Year of Built: Not Available
Address: 9JWG+875, Bhagua Nagla, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh 209601
Country: India
State: Uttar Pradesh
District: Farrukhabad
Pincode: 209601
Longitude: 79.6300° E
Latitude: 27.3700° N