The Cheraman Juma Mosque is a popular pilgrim centre in Kodungallur in Thrissur district. According to hagiographical legends, it is claimed that the mosque was built in 629 CE by Malik Bin Dinar.
Restored Masjid as of July 2022
Cheraman juma masjid Oldest mosque in india
Kodungallur is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Kochi (Cochin) by National Highway 66 and 38 km (24 mi) from Thrissur. Kodungallur, being a port city at the northern end of the Kerala lagoons, was a strategic entry point for the naval fleets to the extensive Kerala backwaters.
Dutch East India Company ships in Kodungallur (1708)
A scene from Kodungallur Bharani festival in Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
18th-century depiction of the Hindu temple at Kodungallur
Relic of St. Thomas, kept in the sanatorium of a Syrian Church in Kodungallur