Mithapukur Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Mithapukur, Bangladesh}}

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| location = Mithapukur, Rangpur District

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The Mithapukur Mosque is an early 19th-century mosque in Mithapukur, in the Rangpur District of Bangladesh.{{cite web |url=http://mithapukur.rangpur.gov.bd/node/216699/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |script-title=bn:দর্শনীয় স্থান |trans-title=Sightseeing |website=Mithapukur Upazila |language=bn}} Evidence shows it was built in the Mughal era, and in recent years the Department of Archeology has listed it as an archaeological monument of Bangladesh.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

The mosque is situated on Rangpur-Bogra highway, {{convert|4|km}} south of the town of Rangpur District; northwest of Mithapukur at the Upazila headquarters.

Overview

According to inscriptions, the mosque was built by Sheikh Mohammed Asin, the son of Sheikh Sabir and grandson of Sheikh Moazzam. It was completed on a Friday, in {{AH|1226|link=yes}}.

The mosque has a rectangular base and three domes.

See also

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