Dhannipur is a village in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3] In February 2020, the government allotted 5 acres (2.0 ha) of agricultural land at Dhannipur in Ayodhya municipal corporation to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board as an alternative site for constructing a mosque,[2][4] to replace the Babri Masjid that was demolished in 1992.[3] The Babri Masjid, after being re-built is now known as the Mohammed Bin Abdullah Masjid.
Dhannipur | |
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Village | |
  Dhannipur  Dhannipur | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′43″N 82°00′07″E / 26.762°N 82.002°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| Demonym(s) | Ayodhyawasi, Awadhwasi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN(s) | 224135 |
| Area code | +91-5278 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
| Website | ayodhya |
Places of interest
editAyodhya Mosque is being planned in Dhannipur village,[5] Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, at the Supreme Court of India designated site following the verdict related to the Ayodhya dispute case. The construction of the Mosque and associated complex is under the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Map of Dhannipur Village in Sohawal Tehsil, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ a b Khan, Arshad Afzaal (7 February 2020). "Uttar Pradesh: Obscure Dhannipur village basks in its mosque glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b Sharma, Ritwik (14 February 2020). "The mood in Dhannipur, a village in Ayodhya, chosen for the 'Babri Masjid'". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Where is Dhannipur? All about the site allotted to Sunni Waqf Board for a mosque". India Today. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Construction on the Ayodhya Mosque Is Yet to Begin". thewire.in. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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