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Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Chittagong |
Country | Bangladesh |
Geographic coordinates | 22°20′28″N 91°50′12″E / 22.341048°N 91.836694°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Indo-Islamic, Mughal |
Date established | 1667 |
Construction cost | One million |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 5,000+ |
Length | 17.07 metres (56.0 ft) |
Width | 7.32 metres (24.0 ft) |
Minaret(s) | 3 |
Minaret height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Materials | marble |
The Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque (Bengali: আন্দরকিল্লা শাহী জামে মসজিদ, Arabic: اندر قلعه شاهي جامع مسجد) is built on top of a high hill called Ander-Qila (meaning inner fort). It is said to have been the earliest Mughal building that has been established in the city of Chittagong.