Nayabad Mosque

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

{{Infobox religious building

| building_name = Nayabad Mosque

| image = Noyabaad Mosque (6).jpg

| image_upright = 1.4

| caption =

| religious_affiliation = Islam

| status = Mosque

| functional_status = Active

| location = Nayabad, Kaharole Upazila, Dinajpur District

| country = Bangladesh

| map_type = Bangladesh

| map_size = 250

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Bangladesh

| coordinates = {{coord|25.7819|N|88.6586|E|region:BD_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

| year_completed = 1793 CE

| architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}}

| architecture_style = Mughal

| length = {{cvt|12.45|m}}

| width = {{cvt|5.5|m}}

| dome_quantity = Three

| minaret_quantity = Four

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The Nayabad Mosque, also known as the Noyabaad Mosque, is a mosque located in the Nayabad village in Kaharole Upazila, in the Dinajpur District of Bangladesh, beside the Dhepa River.{{citation |author=Sitara, Sania |chapter=Nayabad Mosque |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Nayabad_Mosque |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor1=Islam, Sirajul |editor2=Jamal, Ahmed A. |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}} It was built in 1793 CE during the rule of Mughal ruler Shah Alam II.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/71893/Nayabad-Mosque:-A-great-Mughal-architecture/2015-09-01|title=Nayabad Mosque: A great Mughal architecture|website=Daily Sun|language=en|access-date=2020-04-27}} Locals believe it was built by the Muslim architectural workers who came from Persia{{Cite web|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/151143|title=Nayabad Mosque|website=Nayabad Mosque {{!}} theindependentbd.com|access-date=2020-04-27}} to build the Kantajew Temple for their own use.

Architecture

The building is oblong, with three entrances on one side. The roof has three domes, and at each corner an octagonal minaret with a cupola (two of the cupolas are now missing). The outer dimensions of the building are {{convert|12.45|m|ft}} by {{convert|5.5|m|ft}}, with walls that are {{convert|1.1|m|ft}} thick.

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