Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque

Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque
Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Sirajganj–Enayetpur Road, Belkuchi, Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	24°17′14.4″N 89°41′51.0″E / 24.287333°N 89.697500°E / 24.287333; 89.697500
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mohammad Ali Sarkar [1]
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic architecture
Completed	2 April 2021; 2 years ago (2021-04-02) [1]
Capacity	7000[1]

Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque (Bengali: আল-আমান বাহেলা খাতুন জামে মসজিদ) is a mosque located at Belkuchi, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Sirajganj in Bangladesh.^[2] This mosque is a traditional mosque built on 20 and a half bighas of land on the west side of Sirajganj-Enayetpur road in Mukandganti mahalla of ward 08 of Belkuchi municipality area.^[1]

The mosque described as one of the most beautiful and large mosque in Bangladesh. In September 2016, Mohammad Ali Sarkar of Mukundagati village laid the foundation stone of Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Jame Mosque Complex in Belkuchi in the name of his son Al-Aman and mother Bahela Khatun. He built the mosque at his own expense, spending more than Tk 30 crore. It took four years to build. From the beginning, an average of 45 workers have worked every day.^[3]

History

In September 2016, Mohammad Ali Sarkar, of Mukundagati village, laid the foundation stone of Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Jame Mosque Complex in the name of his son Al-Aman and mother Bahela Khatun on 2.5 bighas of land south of Belkuchi Municipality. He built the mosque at his own expense at a cost of over Tk 30 crore. It took four years to build. From the beginning, an average of 45 workers have worked every day.^[1]

Architecture

The mosque has a large gray dome. In addition, the floor is covered with white tiles and pillars are covered with marble. On the third floor of the mosque there are domes and in other places there are several lighted chandeliers. There are two minarets 34 metres (110 ft) high on either side. The mosque is surrounded by white pillars, high windows, white tiles and green grass in the courtyard.^[4]

Location

Al-Aman Bahela Khatun Mosque located at Belkuchi, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Sirajganj in Bangladesh.^[5]

References

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