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Bhatkal is the coastal town where light of Islam reached through companions of prophet and is one of the oldest habitat of Muslims in India along with Thane in Maharashtra and Kodungallur in Kerala.
The Masjid featured here was built in 851 Heigra as per the inscription. Till recently the dome of this masjid adoned a Kalasa made of solid gold which gave it a nick name of Chinnada Palli (meaning Golden Masjid) amongst local non-Muslims.
The Masjid has a capacity of approximately 10,000 worshippers in its three floors and basement.

The adjoining office building houses Muhakma-e Shariyah which offers services of settling civil disputes of all nature saving millions of rupees which would have been spent had the matters been addressed to courts.