Misri Masjid, Ponnani

The Misri Masjid, or Egyptian Mosque, is a 16th-century mosque at Ponnani in Malappuram district, Kerala. It was built for the forces of Zainuddin Makhdoom, who had arrived from Egypt to support the Zamorin's forces in fighting the Portuguese at Ponnani, then the base of the Zamorin's navy under Kunjali Marakkar. The Kammalikanakam family gave the land, and because Egyptians were locally called Misri, the mosque took that name. Another account says shipwrecked Egyptian traders built it in thanks for their rescue.

Built in the Kerala-Islamic style with local materials and methods, the mosque has a two-storey mihrab, a mimbar, a prayer hall and a dars, and is rich in Arabic calligraphy. Tombs of soldiers who died fighting the Portuguese lie here and in a neighbouring mosque, along with graves of freedom-struggle martyrs. Years of neglect left its facade and roof in ruins; after the state government took charge, a restoration in the Kerala-Islamic style was completed in June 2023.