Islamganthi Mosque

For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

The Islamganthi Mosque (Bengali: ইসলামগাঁথী মসজিদ; Arabic: مسجد إسلامغاتي), and also known as the Islamganthi Jame Mosque, and sometimes spelled as the Islamganti Mosque (Bengali: 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,^[1] and is situated on the banks of the Atrai River.^[1]

Islamganthi Mosque
ইসলামগাঁথী মসজিদ
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Islamganthi, Atrai Upazila, Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division
Country	Bangladesh
Location of the mosque in Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	24°35′42″N 89°01′31″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Islamic Mughal
Groundbreaking	1608
Completed	1613
Dome(s)	Three

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.^[2]

Architecture

The mosque has three circular domes which sit on top of each of the mosque's three rooms.^[1]

See also

• Bangladesh portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Bangladesh
• List of mosques in Bangladesh