Bangladesh Travel Guide

The city of Bagerhat Mosque is located in the south western Bagerhat district of Bangladesh, about 40 miles from Khulna in the Ganges River delta, was founded in the fifteenth century and it is a large concentration of mosques and monuments Islamic, this city is considered a world heritage site by UNESCO.

The main point to visit in this city is Shatgumbad Mosque, also known as the Mosque of the sixty pillars, as the name implies has more than sixty pillars and more than 80 domes and materials they are constructed are terracotta and bricks.

Other mosques to be found in Bagerhat are the Mosque of Nine Cupolas, Chillakhan and Sona Mosque, Anarkha Mosque, the Mosque and the Mosque Dariakha Katani.

Besides the buildings, are the natural beauties in the city because we find 3 lakes, the Pacha, and Buraka Ekhtiarkha.

You can also visit the tomb of Khan Jahan Ali, a Turkish general, who is considered the founder of it.

This population was part of the Sultanate of Delhi until the late 30’s that became independent and was isolated from the artistic currents of indomusulman type, which is why many of the newer buildings and monuments are of a kind architectural own, a style developed by local people.

This ancient city, which was formerly called Khalifatabad, is equipped with infrastructure that reveal a great technical mastery and combines an exceptional number of mosques and Islamic monuments, most of them brick, which has helped preserve them in this city you can find the legacy of Muslim culture, coupled with the emerging culture of the place, an interesting mix, worth a visit.

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