Kamalapur Mosque

Kamalapur Mosque
কমলাপুর মসজিদ
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	mosque
Ownership	Department of Archaeology
Year consecrated	16th century
Status	protected
Location
Location	Gournadi, Barisal District
Country	Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	23°02′48″N 90°13′41″E / 23.0466°N 90.2281°E / 23.0466; 90.2281
Architecture
Style	Mughal architecture
Founder	Masum Khan
Dome(s)	3

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 architecture style. It was built around 16th century. ^[2]

History

According to local tradition, it was built by Masum Khan in 17th century.^[3] The mosque is a protected monument by Department of Archaeology since 1975.

Features

The walls of the mosque are 1.83 meters thick, 17.22 meters in length to the north–south and 8.08 meters 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]

Gallery

See also

• List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh

References

External links

• Kamalapur Mosque at Banglapedia

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