Baitul Mukarram

Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
বায়তুল মোকাররম জাতীয় মসজিদ
The structure of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque resembles the Kaaba in Mecca
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictDhaka District
OwnershipGovernment of Bangladesh
Year consecrated1959
StatusActive
Location
LocationTopkhana Road, Paltan Dhaka
CountryBangladesh
Baitul Mukarram is located in Dhaka
Baitul Mukarram
Shown within Dhaka
Baitul Mukarram is located in Dhaka division
Baitul Mukarram
Baitul Mukarram (Dhaka division)
Baitul Mukarram is located in Bangladesh
Baitul Mukarram
Baitul Mukarram (Bangladesh)
AdministrationMinistry of Religious Affairs
Geographic coordinates23°43′46″N 90°24′46″E / 23.7294°N 90.4128°E / 23.7294; 90.4128
Architecture
Architect(s)Abdulhusein M. Thariani
TypeNeo-islamic
StyleIslamic Architecture
FounderGovernment of East Pakistan
Funded byAbdul Latif Ibrahim Bhawani
General contractorThariani & Co.
Groundbreaking27 January 1960
Completed1968
Specifications
Capacity42,000+
Height (max)99 feet

Baitul Mukarram (Bengali: বায়তুল মোকাররম; lit.'The Honored House'), officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque (Bengali: বায়তুল মোকাররম জাতীয় মসজিদ),[1] is a mosque located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968.[2][3] It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshipers.[4]

  1. ^ "5 Eid jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram". Dhaka Tribune. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ Md. Shahidul Amin (2012). "Baitul Mukarram Mosque". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Thariani and Co: Architects and Engineers. Booklet in section under projects completed "mosques".
  4. ^ Tan, Tai Yong; Kudaisya, Gyanesh (2000). The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia. Routledge. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-415-17297-4. ... the Al-Baitul Mukarram, the largest mosque in East Pakistan, which could accommodate 42,000+ devotees for congregational worship.