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Sura Mosque
Mosque in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sura Mosque (Bengali: সুরা মসজিদ) is a historical mosque in Ghoraghat Upazila of Dinajpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is a fine example of the Mughal architecture. It is believed that it was constructed during the Bengal Sultanate era of Hussain Shahi dynasty in the 16th century, based on its architectural design and level of craftsmanship.
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Location and history
The Sura Mosque is situated in Ghorahat Upazila in Dinajpur District, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Upazila headquarters. There is no inscription tablet at the mosque, but it has been dated to the early 16th century in the light of its close links with dated monuments of similar style. An inscription from the time of Alauddin Hussain Shah, dated at 910 AH (1504/1505 CE) was discovered in the village Champatali, a few miles away from the place. It records the construction of a mosque, and if this inscription describes the mosque at Sura, the year 1504 CE is the date of its construction.[1]
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Description
The mosque stands on a raised mound of earth and is approached from the east by a flight of steps. It has a single dome over one large square room, and a verandah that has three domes.[1] It has a 4.87-metre (16.0 ft) square prayer chamber, flanked on the east by a 1.82-metre-wide (6.0 ft) foreroom that measures 8.53 by 12.5 metres (28.0 by 41.0 ft) externally. At one time it was surrounded by high walls, which is a style otherwise unknown in Bengal.[1]
The kiblah wall contains three semicircular mihrab niches with cusped arches, each set within an ornamented rectangular frame. The central mihrab is the largest of the three, and is of stone. The brick walls are faced with stone slab from within and the outside surfaces have some evidence of rich carving work of terracotta.[1][2]
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Gallery
The archeological mosque complex
Full view of the mosque complex
Gate arch
Mihrab of the mosque
Terracotta on the wall
Terracotta art
Main entrance
Side view of main entrance
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