It’s not just French influence and the historical constructions for which the territory of Pondicherry is famous; the mosques are also the significant places of tourist interest in Pondicherry. Of all the Muslim shrines in Pondicherry, Jamia Mosque is the most popular of its kinds. Said to be built in the 17th-century, Jamia Mosque is also known as the Khuthbha Mosque. It is also believed that Jamia Mosque is the first mosque to be built in Pondicherry. The mosque is a perfect epitome of the secular culture of not just Pondicherry but the entire country. As per the tales and stories, Jamia Mosque was initially erected in the White Area. However, under the French reign in Pondicherry, it was shifted to the southern side of the town. Inside the mosque, there is a dargah of Moulla Saiullbum. Besides, there is also a small pond in the mosque that houses several fishes. Along with that, the other areas in the mosque include a clean hall and another hall which is used for cooking fasting food for devotees during the Ramjan. Jamia Mosque is built in such a way that it faces Mecca. Being one of the most revered sacred sites in Pondicherry, Jamia Mosque also organizes regular prayers and preaching

Khuthbapalli is an 18th-century mosque of Pondicherry. Khutbah means the Friday sermon given in a mosque. Khuthbapalli implies that it is a mosque where people perform Friday Prayers in addition to the regular prayers. Khuthbapalli is the first mosque built in Pondicherry, though not at its present location but in the White Town of Pondicherry. According to the Dutch map of Pondicherry Fort in 1693, two mosques existed in the White Town of Pondicherry. One is Khuthbapalli, and the other to be Meerapalli. Meerapalli got relocated during the first half of the 18th Century to the present location. In contrast, Khuthbapalli, an ancient mosque then itself, remained in the Western part of White Town till the destruction of the White Town of Pondicherry by the English in 1761. Rue de la Monnaie was known as rue de la mosque in Pondicherry during the Governorship of Joseph François Dupleix. French soldiers of Dupleix came to destroy it in 1948 but failed. So the French renamed the rue de la Monnaie to rue Victor Simonel, which stands the same. Rue de la mosque means Mosque Street in English, meaning that the street housed the ancient mosque of Khuthbapalli.