Galakata Mosque

Bangladesh

The Galakata Mosque is a historical Sultanate period mosque located 100 meters east of Jorbangla Mosque at the village of Barobazar, in Jhenaidah District. It is a part of the historic site of the mosque city of Mohammadabad. The name (galakata, lit. 'beheaded') might have been derived from the mosque's earlier ruined state. The ruins was excavated in 1992-1993 and completely rebuilt with six domes in Khan Jahan style. Arabic and Persian remainings date the mosque to c. 800 AH, during Mahmud Shah's reign.

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