Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය
கொழும்பு புறக்கோட்டை சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் (மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்)
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque; කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය; கொழும்பு புறக்கோட்டை சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல் (மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார்)
	The distinctive red and white minarets of Jami Ul-Afar
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
	Shown within Central Colombo
Geographic coordinates	6°56′19″N 79°51′06″E / 6.9385°N 79.8518°E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Indo-Saracenic
Groundbreaking	1908
Completed	1909
Website
	redmasjid.com

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, (known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli,^[1] Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city.

^ Deen, M. Haris Z (9 October 2015). "Saibo Lebbe: The unlettered architect who designed and built Red Mosque". The Island. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[Island-1] Deen, M. Haris Z (9 October 2015). "Saibo Lebbe: The unlettered architect who designed and built Red Mosque". The Island. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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