Masjidkur Mosque is one of the archaeological sights of Bangladesh, located in
Koyra Upazila
Koyra ( bn, কয়রা) is an upazila of the Khulna District of Bangladesh. It's the 2nd largest Upazila in Bangladesh.
''Water bodies'' Main rivers: dharla, pasur, arpangachhia, Taldhup, Malancha, kobadak, ball; Koyra canal is notable.
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of
Khulna District. The
Kapotaksha River
The Kopothakho River (Sanskrit), or Kobodak ( bn, কপোতাক্ষ নদ), Kabadak, or Kapotaksha, is a river of Bangladesh. Kopothakho is famous for upholding the memory of popular Bengali poet and novelist Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
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is beside the mosque and very close to the
Sundarbans.
History
After the
Partition of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...
in 1947, the mosque was discovered from before the area was full of forests and trees. Later on this excavation was discovered and the mosque below the ground was discovered. There was no inscription found during the discovery of the mosque, and there is no correct idea about its construction time. Masjidkur was named as the mosque was dug from the deep ground. Archaeologists believe that this mosque was most likely made during
Khan Jahan Ali's regime as the area was under his rule.
Infrastructure
Each wall of the mosque is about 7 feet wide. It was also constructed in the square with the outer and inner length of 54 and 39 feet respectively. There are three gates in front of the mosque and also four stone pillars made in the interior. There are 9 dome in three rows, including walls and pillars.
See also
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List of mosques in Bangladesh
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List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh
References
Mosque in Khulna District
Archaeological sites in Khulna district
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