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{{Infobox religious building
| name =Pagla Jame Masjid
| name = Pagla Jame Mosque
| native_name = পাগলা জামে মসজিদ<br>{{font|ꠙꠣꠉꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠝꠦ ꠝꠌ꠆ꠌꠤꠖ|font=Surma|size=18px}}
| native_name = পাগলা জামে মসজিদ
| tradition = [[Sunni]]
| tradition = [[Sunni]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
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| map_type = Bangladesh
| map_type = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24.9281|91.4518|region:BD_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| coordinates =
| map_size = 250
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = Location in Bangladesh
| map_caption = Location in Bangladesh
| location = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[South Sunamganj]], [[Bangladesh]]
| location = [[South Sunamganj]], [[Bangladesh]]
| administration =
| administration =
| consecration_year =
| consecration_year =
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| groundbreaking = 1924
| groundbreaking = 1924
| year_completed = 1941
| year_completed = 1941
| construction_cost = ৳10 [[lakh]] ([[Bangladeshi taka|BDT]])
| construction_cost = ৳10 [[Crores ]] ([[Bangladeshi taka|BDT]])
| capacity =
| capacity =
| length = 150 feet
| length = 150 feet
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'''Pagla Jame Masjid''', ({{lang-bn|পাগলা জামে মসজিদ}}, [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]]: {{font|ꠙꠣꠉꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠝꠦ ꠝꠌ꠆ꠌꠤꠖ|font=Surma|size=18px}}), known locally as '''Raypur Boro Masjid''', ({{lang-bn|রায়পুর বড় মসজিদ}}, [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]]: {{font|ꠞꠣꠄꠚꠥꠞ ꠛꠠ ꠝꠌ꠆ꠌꠤꠖ|font=Surma|size=18px}}), is a mosque in the village of Raypur, [[Dakshin_Sunamganj_Upazila#Administration|Paschim Pagla]], [[South Sunamganj]], [[Sunamganj District]], [[Bangladesh]]. It lies on the banks of the Mahashing River. It was built by a local businessman called Yasin Mirza.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thedhakatimes.com/97184/pagla-big-jami-mosque/|title=সুনামগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদ|publisher=The Dhaka Times|date=16 March 2018|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
'''Pagla Jame Mosque''' ({{lang-bn|পাগলা জামে মসজিদ||Pagla Friday Mosque}}), known locally as '''Raypur Boro Moshjid''', ({{lang-bn|রায়পুর বড় মসজিদ}}; {{lang-ar|جامع رايفور الكبير||Great Mosque of Raypur}}), is a [[congregational mosque]] in the village of [[Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila#Administration|Raypur, Paschim Pagla]] in the [[South Sunamganj]] [[upazilla]] of [[Sunamganj District]], [[Bangladesh]]. It lies on the banks of the Mahashing River. It was built by a local businessman called Yasin Mirza.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thedhakatimes.com/97184/pagla-big-jami-mosque/|script-title=bn:সুনামগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদ|work=The Dhaka Times|date=16 March 2018|language=bn|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'' has called the mosque one of the district's best tourist destinations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hossain |first1=Feda Al |title=Top 6 places to travel in Sunamganj |url=https://images.thedailystar.net/life-living/travel/news/top-6-places-travel-sunamganj-3135696 |work=The Daily Star |date=5 October 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
After travelling and admiring buildings around [[the subcontinent]], in particular [[Kolkata]], a local businessman named Yasin Mirza decided to build a [[mosque]] in his local village of Raypur. Groundbreaking took place in 1924 and construction in 1931. It took 10 years to complete. Yasin Mirza hired architects and builders from cities of the [[British Raj]] such as [[Calcutta]] and [[Delhi]]. The main architect was Mumin Astagar, a descendant of one of [[Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal|the architects]] of the [[Taj Mahal]]. During this period, Mumin was living in [[Dacca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sylheterdak.com.bd/details.php?id=3386|title=স্থাপত্যের অনন্য নিদর্শন পাগলা জামে মসজিদ|first=Muhammad|last=Burhan|publisher=Sylheter Dak|date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
After travelling and admiring buildings around [[the subcontinent]], in particular [[Calcutta]], a local businessman named Yasin Mirza decided to build a [[mosque]] in his local village of Raypur. Groundbreaking took place in 1924 and construction in 1931. It took 10 years to complete. Yasin Mirza hired architects and builders from cities of the [[British Raj]] such as [[Calcutta]] and [[Delhi]]. The main architect was Mumin Astagar, a descendant of one of [[Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal|the architects]] of the [[Taj Mahal]]. During this period, Mumin was living in [[Dacca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sylheterdak.com.bd/details.php?id=3386|script-title=bn:স্থাপত্যের অনন্য নিদর্শন পাগলা জামে মসজিদ|first=Muhammad|last=Burhan|date=26 October 2016|work=Sylheter Dak|language=bn}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
It is a two-storey building. In front of the building is a large [[eidgah]]. There is a gate on the north side. The building has three domes.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B/|title=পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদে ছিলো দর্শনার্থীদের বাড়তি ভিড়|first=Yaqub|last=Shahriar|publisher= Sunamganjer Khobor|location=Pagla Bazar|date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
It is a two-storey building. In front of the building is a large [[eidgah]]. There is a gate on the north side. The building has three domes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B/|script-title=bn:পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদে ছিলো দর্শনার্থীদের বাড়তি ভিড়|first=Yaqub|last=Shahriar|date=16 September 2016|work=Sunamganjer Khobor|location=Pagla Bazar|language=bn|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611023420/https://sunamganjerkhobor.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9C-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:পাগলা মসজিদ, দক্ষিণ সুনামগঞ্জ.jpg|The mosque, painted in a creamy colour.
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{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 20 August 2023

Pagla Jame Mosque
পাগলা জামে মসজিদ
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Statusactive
Location
LocationSouth Sunamganj, Bangladesh
Pagla Jame Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Pagla Jame Mosque
Location in Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates24°55′41″N 91°27′06″E / 24.9281°N 91.4518°E / 24.9281; 91.4518
Architecture
Architect(s)Mumin Astagar
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture
Groundbreaking1924
Completed1941
Construction cost৳10 Crores (BDT)
Specifications
Length150 feet
Width50 feet
Height (max)40 feet
Dome(s)3
Dome height (outer)25 feet
Minaret(s)6

Pagla Jame Mosque (Bengali: পাগলা জামে মসজিদ, lit. 'Pagla Friday Mosque'), known locally as Raypur Boro Moshjid, (Bengali: রায়পুর বড় মসজিদ; Arabic: جامع رايفور الكبير, lit. 'Great Mosque of Raypur'), is a congregational mosque in the village of Raypur, Paschim Pagla in the South Sunamganj upazilla of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. It lies on the banks of the Mahashing River. It was built by a local businessman called Yasin Mirza.[1] The Daily Star has called the mosque one of the district's best tourist destinations.[2]

History

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After travelling and admiring buildings around the subcontinent, in particular Calcutta, a local businessman named Yasin Mirza decided to build a mosque in his local village of Raypur. Groundbreaking took place in 1924 and construction in 1931. It took 10 years to complete. Yasin Mirza hired architects and builders from cities of the British Raj such as Calcutta and Delhi. The main architect was Mumin Astagar, a descendant of one of the architects of the Taj Mahal. During this period, Mumin was living in Dacca.[3]

Description

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It is a two-storey building. In front of the building is a large eidgah. There is a gate on the north side. The building has three domes.[4]

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  • The mosque, painted in a creamy colour.
    The mosque, painted in a creamy colour.

References

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  1. ^ সুনামগঞ্জের ঐতিহাসিক পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদ. The Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ Hossain, Feda Al (5 October 2022). "Top 6 places to travel in Sunamganj". The Daily Star.
  3. ^ Burhan, Muhammad (26 October 2016). স্থাপত্যের অনন্য নিদর্শন পাগলা জামে মসজিদ. Sylheter Dak (in Bengali).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Shahriar, Yaqub (16 September 2016). পাগলা বড় জামে মসজিদে ছিলো দর্শনার্থীদের বাড়তি ভিড়. Sunamganjer Khobor (in Bengali). Pagla Bazar. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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