Nayabad Mosque
mosque in Bangladesh
Key facts
- Built
- 1793
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Overview
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Nayabad Mosque is a historic mosque in Ramchandrapur Union, Kaharole Upazila, in the Rangpur region of Bangladesh. It is described as standing in Nayabad village beside the Dhepa River. The building is recorded as dating from 1793. Local tradition also links its origins to the craftsmen who worked on the nearby Kantajew Temple.
History
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The mosque was built in 1793, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
According to local belief, it was built by Muslim craftsmen who had come from Persia to construct the Kantajew Temple, and who raised the mosque for their own use in prayer. This account is passed down as local tradition.
From Wikipedia
The Nayabad Mosque (Bengali: নয়াবাদ মসজিদ), 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. It was built in 1793 CE during the rule of Mughal ruler Shah Alam II. Locals believe it was built by the Muslim architectural workers who came from Persia to build the Kantajew Temple for their own use.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayabad_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A6%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF