Shait-Gumbad Mosque

Views:

Bangladesh /Khulna Division /Bagerhat District /Bagerhat

Shait-Gumbad Mosque is located in Bagerhat district in southern Bangladesh which is in the division of Khulna. It is about 3 miles far from the main town of Bagerhat. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Shaitgumbad mosque, or 60-domed mosque, is located about three miles west of the present Bagerhat town. There are four massive circular towers located at the four corners of the mosque. The towers are slightly tapered towards the top, with a chamber above the roof level. The upper chamber of the two west towers has four windows, while the east towers has two windows. The height of the chamber of the east towers is also smaller than the west towers. Both the west towers have circular stairways reaching the top; which have recently been closed by brick filings. The interior of the mosque has sixty pillars – ten rows of six pillars in each row. All the pillars have been covered during the renovation of the mosque. Only one pillar that has been left uncovered shows a black stone construction. Earlier British records tell us that the pillars were constructed using two or three carved black stones tightly joined together by a system of plug-holes and iron-craps, or with slabs of black stones.

Shait Gumbad Mosque, Bagerhat

HistoryEdit

The mosque was built by Khan Jahan Ali, a muslim sufi saint around 1450 A.D. The mosque, built mainly of bricks, measures 192 feet from north to south and 130 feet from east to west. The mosque has an architectural style that strongly resembles other pre-mughal mosques of Bengal.

Must SeeEdit

Popular

Visiting TimeEdit

N.A.

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 hours.

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : N.A.

Bus : The best way to go to Bagerhat from Dhaka is to take a bus which takes seven to eight hours. Local buses run from Khulna regularly (Tk 30, 45 minutes). It’s also connected to Mongla with only slightly more effort.

Train : Bagerhat is the terminus of a branch railway from Khulna on the broad gauge system of Bangladesh Railways. After reaching at railway station take a bus to the city.

Air : Nearest Airport is Jessore Airport (IATA: JSR, ICAO: VGJR) is an domestic airport in Jessore, Bangladesh. It is 113 km from Bagerhat . After reaching at airport take a bus to the city.

Others : Cycle-rickshaw from the bus stand to the Shait Gumbad Mosque should run around Tk 10.