The Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, commonly known as the Red Mosque, is a historic mosque in Colombo’s bustling Pettah district Wikipedia. Built between 1908-1909, it features distinctive red and white candy-striped brickwork and is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo. The structure showcases Indo-Saracenic architecture with pomegranate-shaped domes rather than traditional onion-shaped one. Its clock tower and striped minarets tower over the surrounding streets and were once used as a landmark by sailors approaching Colombo’s port. The mosque was commissioned by the local Indian Muslim community for their daily prayers and designed by Habibu Lebbe Saibu Lebbe. Today it can accommodate thousands of worshippers and remains both an active place of worship and a popular tourist attraction.