The Alamgir Mosque or Aurangzeb's Mosque (Hindi: आलमगीर मस्जिद) is a mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 400 years old mosque. Alhamdulillah, today Friday, I offered Jamma's prayers here.

It's an ancient mosque built by Aurangzeb, after he captured Varanasi. The terrace comes with an excellent view of the ghats of Varanasi. The entry is free, but the caretakers will ask for a small donation from the guest before entering which goes straight into the donation box. The caretakers were very friendly & humble people who eagerly answered my queries and gave me a brief historic explanation about this heritage site upon asking. Do visit this place if you like history.

17th Century masjid situated on the bank of Ganges with a calm atmosphere. 5 km from Varanasi Junction, 1 km from Manikarnika ghat. But very hard to navigate through the street of Varanasi. Combination of Google Map and Local People must. Have staircase to Ganges. Silent environment, lot of breezes and pigeons. Capacity of around 1000 people at a time but only few people present regular prayers other than Jumma Day.

It is supposed to be free but the doors are kept close and the caretaker asks 100 rupees to get in, make your own conclusions. At 16.30 he asked everybody chilling in the front yard to leave because it was closing, but at the same time allowed more people to enter... weird.... It is medium sized, not particularly beautiful and could be in better shape, it definitely looks better from the boat. If you have already visited nice mosques somewhere else my advice would be to skip it.