Islamganthi Mosque
{{short description|Mosque in Naogaon District, Bangladesh}}
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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Islamganthi Mosque
| native_name = ইসলামগাঁথী মসজিদ
| native_name_lang = bn
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| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam
| image = Islamgati Mosque.jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
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| coordinates ={{coords|24.595063320950146|89.02516721087608|region:BD_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}}
| map_type = Bangladesh
| map_size = 250
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| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
| location = Islamganthi, Atrai Upazila, Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division
| country = Bangladesh
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| status = Friday mosque
| functional_status = Active
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| groundbreaking = 1608
| year_completed = 1613
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The Islamganthi Mosque ({{langx|bn|ইসলামগাঁথী মসজিদ}}; {{langx|ar|{{Nastaliq|مسجد إسلامغاتي}}}}), and also known as the Islamganthi Jame Mosque, and sometimes spelled as the Islamganti Mosque ({{langx|bn|ইসলামগাঁতী মসজিদ}}), is a Sunni Friday mosque, located in the village of Islamganthi, in Bisha Union, Atrai Upazila, Naogaon District, in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. The seventeenth-century mosque dates from the Mughal era,{{cite news |date=15 December 2020 |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/542896/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4/ |author=Mani, Bishwajit |work=Janakantha |language=bn |script-title=bn:নওগাঁয় বিলুপ্তির পথে ঐতিহাসিক নিদর্শন |trans-title=Historic site in path of destruction in Naogaon |access-date= }} and is situated on the banks of the Atrai River.
History
Researchers have hypothesised that the mosque was constructed by Islam Khan I during his term as the Mughal Subahdar of Bengal which lasted between 1608 and 1613. Many villages in the area are named after the governor.{{cite news |script-title=bn:সংস্কারের অভাবে হরিয়ে যাচ্ছে ইসলাম গাঁতির পুরাতন ঐতিহ্য মসজিদ মটের বেহাল অবস্হা |url=https://dailyshowadesherkhobor24.com/2020/11/28/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%82%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be/ |work=Daily Showa Desher Khobor 24 |author=Jabbar, Abdul |language=bn |trans-title=Islam Ganti's old historic mosque's losing itself due to lack of renovation |date=2020-11-28 |access-date= }}
Architecture
See also
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References
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{{Mosques in Bangladesh}}
{{Naogaon District}}
Category:17th-century mosques in Bangladesh
Category:Historic sites in Bangladesh
Category:Islamic architecture in Asia
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Bangladesh
Category:Mosques completed in the 1610s
Category:Mosques in Rajshahi Division
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1613