Hussaini Dalan

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Hussaini Dalan
হোসেনি দালান
South view of Hussaini Dalan in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Sect	Twelver
District	Dhaka
Festival	Ashura
Location
Location	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	23°43′21″N 90°23′52″E / 23.7224°N 90.3979°E / 23.7224; 90.3979
Architecture
Type	Hussainiya
Style	Islamic, Iranian, and British architecture
Founder	Mir Murad
Funded by	Shah Shuja
Date established	1642 AD (1015 Hijri)
Interior area	9,380 sq ft (871 m2)
List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites

The Hussaini Dalan (Bengali: হোসেনি দালান, Arabic: حسیني دلان) is an Imambara that was originally built during the later half of the Mughal rule in the 17th century in Dhaka.^[1] It was built as the Imambara of the Shia Muslim community. Hussaini Dalan serves as the main Hussainiya of Dhaka, or venue for majlis or gatherings held during the month of Muharram; the ten-day religious gathering commemorates the martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.