Pagla Jame Mosque

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]

  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.