Atia Mosque
Atia Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located at Delduar Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. The mosque is also known as Atia Jame Moshjid. It was built during the Mughal Empire.
Atia Mosque | |
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Native name Bengali: আতিয়া মসজিদ | |
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Location | Delduar, Tangail, Bangladesh |
Area | 69' x 40' |
Built | 1609 |
Built for | Sayyid Khan Panni |
Architectural style(s) | Traditional |

Entrance to the mosque
Construction
According to an inscription (now preserved in the Bangladesh National Museum), the mosque was constructed between 1610 and 1611 during the reign of Emperor Jahangir by Sayeed Khan Panni, son of Baizid Khan Panni, in honour of Shah Baba Kashmiri. Shah Baba Kashmiri was a prominent Sufi saint of Bengal based in this area.[2]
Style
The mosques combines pre-Mughal and Mughal elements.
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See also
References
- "Historic Atia Mosque about to wear away". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Atiya_Mosque
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