Patikabari Shahi Mosque (Bengali: পাটিকাবাড়ী শাহী মসজিদ) is a defunct Mughal mosque located in Patikabari Union of Kushtia Sadar Upazila of Kushtia District. The mosque and Jhaudia Shahi Mosque are believed to have been built at the same time. In 2014, the mosque was demolished and a new mosque was built. Since then the mosque came to be known as Patikabari Khamarpara Jame Masjid.[1][2]
| Patikabari Shahi Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Image of the mosque demolished in 2014 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Kushtia District |
| Location | |
| Location | Patikabari, Patikabari Union, Kushtia Sadar Upazila |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°47′24″N 89°00′10″E / 23.7900°N 89.0028°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Mughal architecture |
| Founder | Syed Ahmed Ali (Adari Mia Chowdhury) |
| Date established | Circa 1658-1707 |
| Destroyed | 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 10 meters |
| Width | 4 meters |
History
editThe mosque was built by Shah Sufi Syed Ahmed Ali (Adari Mia Chowdhury) of Jhaudia during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Over time, the mosque fell into disrepair. In 1915 a person named Akbar Ali Chowdhury reformed.
Pantapara resident of Patikabari village ( UP member) saw the dilapidated state of the old mosque while raising chickens near the mosque, and with the help of local people, he demolished the old mosque and built the new mosque in 2014.
Structure
editThe mosque was built of burnt brick and lime mortar. The mosque had 3 domes. The mosque had 3 entrances. The mosque was 33 feet long and 19 feet wide. The wall thickness was 36 inches. 16 worshipers could pray in two rows of the mosque.
References
edit- ^ Muhammad Emdad Hasnain (2023-04-22). "Jhaudia Shahi and Patikabari Shahi Mosques in Kushtia". Dhaka Post. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Khalid Hasan Sepay (2020-02-08). "Khamarpara Shahi Mosque is a religious architectural landmark of Kushtia". Doynik Songgram. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
Bibliography
edit- Dr. Muhammad Hasnain, Dr. Saria Sultana (2020). ধর্মীয় ইতিহাস স্থাপত্যে কুষ্টিয়া [Religious history is a struggle in architecture] (in Bengali) (1st ed.). Kushtia: কন্ঠধ্বনি প্রকাশনী [Konthodhoni Publication]. pp. 93, 94. ISBN 978-984-94435-0-6.
- মোঃ রেজাউল করিম (2022). কুষ্টিয়ার প্রত্ননিদর্শন [Archeology of Kushtia] (in Bengali) (1st ed.). Dhaka: গতিধারা [Gatidhara]. pp. 200, 201. ISBN 978-984-8950-41-8.
External links
edit