Kusumba Mosque

Kusumba Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictNaogaon District
RegionRajshahi Division
StatusActive
Location
LocationNaogaon District, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Country Bangladesh
Kusumba Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Kusumba Mosque
Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates24°45′13″N 88°40′53″E / 24.7535°N 88.6815°E / 24.7535; 88.6815
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic Architecture
Completed1558-1559; 466 years ago (1559)
Specifications
Length58 feet (18 m)
Width42 feet (13 m)

Kusumba Mosque (Bengali: কুসুম্বা শাহী মসজিদ) is a mosque in Manda Upazila of Naogaon District of Bangladesh. This mosque can be found in the village of Kusumba, which is its namesake.[1] It was built in 1558–59[1] and is one of Bangladesh's national heritages sites. The mosque is often nicknamed "The Black Gem of Bangladesh".[2]

  1. ^ a b Hasan, Perween (2012). "Kusumba Mosque". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ Biswas, Abu Toha. “Stone Carving Art in the Mosque Architecture of the Varendra Region.” University of Dhaka, Dhaka University Institutional Repository, 2019, pp. 172–201.

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