Sixty Dome Mosque
Mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sixty Dome Mosque, is a mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest mosque in Bangladesh from the sultanate period (1352–1576). It was built during the Bengal Sultanate by Khan Jahan Ali, the governor of the Sundarbans. It has been described as "one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of South Asia."[1]
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Native name Bengali: ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ | |
Location | Bagerhat, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22°40′28″N 89°44′31″E |
Area | 1,605 m2 (17,280 sq ft) |
Built | 15th Century |
Architect | Khan Jahan Ali |
Architectural style(s) | Tughlaq |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iv |
Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
Reference no. | 321 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
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