Wali Khan Mosque ( bn, ওয়ালী খান মসজিদ) is an 18th-century mosque located in
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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It is situated in the Chawk Bazar area of the city.
History
The mosque was built between 1713 and 1716 by Wali Beg Khan, who was a
Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...
Faujdar or General in Chittagong.
Wali Khan, the founder of Chawk Bazar, also donated land for maintenance of the mosque.
See also
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List of mosques in Bangladesh
Mosques Dhaka Division
Dhaka District
Faridpur District
Gazipur District
Kishoreganj District
Munshiganj District
Narayanganj District
Tangail District
Barisal Division
Barisal District
Jhalokati District
Chittagong Divisio ...
References
Mosques in Chittagong
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1716
1716 establishments in Asia
Mughal mosques
Mosques in Bangladesh
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