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Kamalapur Mosque, also known as Masum Khan Mosque, is a square shaped three domed ancient mosque and archaeological site located in Barisal District of Bangladesh. It is located in the Kamalapur village under Gournadi Upazila. It was built in the Mughal architecture style. It was built around 16th century.




History


According to local tradition, it was built by Masum Khan in 17th century. The mosque is a protected monument by Department of Archaeology since 1975.




Features


The walls of the mosque are 1.83 meters thick, 17.22 meters in length to the north–south and 8.08 meters to the east–west. It has five arched doorways, three on the east and one each on the north and south sides. The center arch on the east side is larger than the rest.




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See also


List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh




References






External links


Kamalapur Mosque at Banglapedia

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• Kamalapur Mosque
• Kamalapur railway station
• Barisal
• List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh
• List of archaeological sites in Barishal Division
• MRT Line 6
• List of places of worship in Dhaka
• List of mosques in Bangladesh
• Singar Mosque
• Kakrail Mosque