Kusumba Mosque

Kusumba Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationNaogaon, Bangladesh
Kusumba Mosque is located in Bangladesh
Kusumba Mosque
Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates24°45′13″N 88°40′53″E / 24.7535°N 88.6815°E / 24.7535; 88.6815
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic Architecture
Completed1558-1559
Specifications
Length58 feet (18 m)
Width42 feet (13 m)

Kusumba Mosque (Bengali: কুসুম্বা শাহী মসজিদ) is a mosque in Manda Upazila of Naogaon District of Bangladesh. This mosque can be found in the village of Kusumba, which is its namesake.[1] It was built in 1558–59[1] and is one of Bangladesh's national heritages sites. The mosque is often nicknamed "The Black Gem of Bangladesh".[2]

  1. ^ a b Hasan, Perween (2012). "Kusumba Mosque". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ Biswas, Abu Toha. “Stone Carving Art in the Mosque Architecture of the Varendra Region.” University of Dhaka, Dhaka University Institutional Repository, 2019, pp. 172–201.