Kamalapur Mosque

Kamalapur Mosque
কমলাপুর মসজিদ
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Gournadi, Barisal District
Country	Bangladesh
Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
Administration	Department of Archaeology
Geographic coordinates	23°02′48″N90°13′41″E / 23.0466°N 90.2281°E / 23.0466; 90.2281
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Mughal
Founder	Masum Khan
Completed	16th century
Specifications
Length	17.22 m (56.5 ft)
Width	8.08 m (26.5 ft)
Dome(s)	Three
Minaret(s)	Two

The Kamalapur Mosque, also known as Masum Khan Mosque, is a square shaped three-domed ancient mosque and archaeological site located in Barisal District of Bangladesh. ^[1] It is located in the Kamalapur village under Gournadi Upazila. It was built in the Mughal style, during the 16th century. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The mosque is a protected monument by Department of Archaeology since 1975.

Features

The walls of the mosque are 1.83 metres (6 ft 0 in) thick, 17.22 metres (56.5 ft) long, to the north–south, and 8.08 metres (26.5 ft) wide, to the east–west. It has five arched doorways, three on the east and one each on the north and south sides. The center arch on the east side is larger than the rest. ^[4]

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See also

• Bangladesh portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Bangladesh
• List of mosques in Bangladesh
• List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh

References

1. "Kamalapur Mosque". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
2. কমলাপুর মাসিমখান মসজিদ. Gournadi Upazila (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. Mosque architecture in Bangladesh. UNESCO Dhaka. 2006. p. 204. ISBN   984-32-3469-3 . Retrieved 30 November 2019.
4. ঐতিহ্যবাহী কমলাপুর জামে মসজিদে ইফতার-তারাবি. banglanews24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

External links

Media related to Kamalapur Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Kamalapur Mosque at Banglapedia