Ramadan Miah Jame Mosque, or Ramzan Mia Jame Masjid ( bn, রমজান মিয়া জামে মসজিদ, ar, ), and more popularly known as Chowdhury Mosjid ( bn, চৌধুরী মসজিদ), is a mosque in the
Noakhali District
Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and offici ...
of Bangladesh. The existence of such an ancient mosque was not widely known to the general public until it was brought forward to Kabirhat's
upazila nirbahi officer
An Upazila Nirbahi Officer ( Abbreviation: UNO; bn, উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administratio ...
, Shariful Islam.
Location
The mosque can be found in the village of Daulat Ramdi, located in
Kabirhat Upazila
Kabirhat ( bn, কবিরহাট, Kobirhat) is an upazila of the Noakhali District, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kabirhat, and is the newest upazila of the district.
His ...
's No. 7 Bataiya Union Parishad.
History
The three-domed mosque was built during the
Mughal Era
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
and is over 300 years old.
It was established by Shaykh Noor Ullah Chowdhury and Shaykh Mujeer Ullah Chowdhury, the ancestors of the current chairman of the mosque, Khwaja Mu'in ad-Din Chowdhury.
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Gallery
File:Ramjan_Mia_Mosque_1.jpg, The upper part of the mosque.
File:Ramjan Mia Mosque 3.jpg
References
Noakhali District
Mosques in Bangladesh
Mughal mosques
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