Local favourite dargah · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Makkah Mosque
Makkah Mosque is a dargah in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Makkah Mosque: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this dargah: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Makkah Mosque
Season: Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest.
Busiest days: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri packed · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Makkah Mosque — distance from nearby cities
- From Chennai (TN): about 2 km by road (2 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chennai
- From Tirupati (AP): about 139 km by road (111 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirupati
- From Vellore (TN): about 155 km by road (124 km straight line) · directions · more places near Vellore
- From Chittoor (AP): about 159 km by road (128 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chittoor
- From Puducherry (PY): about 168 km by road (135 km straight line) · directions · more places near Puducherry
Coordinates: 13.06647, 80.26763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Makkah Mosque
- Bharat Insurance Building · fort · Chennai · ~0 km · Must-see
- Triplicane Big Wallajah Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~1 km · Must-see
- Zion Church · church · Chennai · ~1 km · Must-see
- Government Museum · museum · Chennai · ~2 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Queenship Mary Church · church · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Triplican Lebbai Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- St. Andrew's Church · church · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kannagi · attraction · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Thousand Lights Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Victory War Memorial · fort · Chennai · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St George's Cathedral · church · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Vivekanandar Illam · attraction · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Marina Beach · beach · Chennai · ~3 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Semmozhi Poonga Botanical Park Chennai Tamilnadu · sanctuary · Chennai · ~3 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Fort St. George Museum · museum · Chennai · ~3 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Chetpet Ecopark · sanctuary · Chennai · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Church of Our Lady of Light (Luz Church) · church · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- Armenian Church of the Virgin Mary · church · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
Other mosques & dargahs near Makkah Mosque
- Triplicane Big Wallajah Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~1 km · Must-see
- Triplican Lebbai Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Thousand Lights Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Dargah Sahabi Rasool Hazrat Syedna Tamim Ansari · dargah · Chengalpattu · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dargah Hazrath Syed Moosa Sha Khaderi · dargah · Chennai · ~0 km · Highly rated
- Venadu Dargah · dargah · Tirupati · ~81 km · Highly rated
- Masjid-e-Khizar · dargah · Ranipet · ~136 km · Highly rated
- Ghulam Hussain Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~1 km
- Dargah Hazrath Syed Akbar Ali Shah Khaderi Rah · dargah · Chennai · ~1 km
- Masjid Osmaina · dargah · Chennai · ~1 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Makkah Mosque crowded today?
No visitor has reported the crowd status for Makkah Mosque yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.
What is the best time to visit Makkah Mosque?
Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Makkah Mosque from Chennai?
Makkah Mosque is about 2 km by road from Chennai (2 km straight line), 139 km from Tirupati and 155 km from Vellore. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Makkah Mosque?
Nearby: Bharat Insurance Building (fort, 0 km), Triplicane Big Wallajah Mosque (dargah, 1 km), Zion Church (church, 1 km), Government Museum (museum, 2 km), Queenship Mary Church (church, 2 km), Triplican Lebbai Mosque (dargah, 2 km).