Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque , also known as Porwai Muhiyaddeen Jummah Mosque (Sinhala: ගොඩපිටිය ජුම්මා මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිය), is a Muslim religious place located in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History
The origin of Godapitiya mosque is not clear (Abeyawardana, 2004). The old mosque which was standing at this site had been damaged due to the riots that occurred between Sinhalese and Muslims in 1914 (Wikramaratne, 2015). The mosque was reconstructed again to the present state in 1915 (Wikramaratne, 2015). It is said that the mosque was constructed within one year employing 68 masons (Abeyawardana, 2004). On 10 March 2009, Tamil Tiger rebels (LTTE), a military group designated as a terrorist organization by 32 countries including India, the United Kingdom, the EU and the USA carried out a suicide bomb attack near the main entrance of the Godapitiya Jumma mosque killing at least 15 persons. Monuments The pond which is used for ablution is believed to be built prior to the construction of the …
