Ghayebi Dighi Mosque

Ghayebi Dighi Mosque, (Bengali: গায়েবী দিঘী মসজিদ, Arabic: مسجد بركة الغائبي), was an ancient mosque located in the Barothakuri Union, Zakiganj Upazila in Sylhet District. It is an important site managed by the Department of Archaeology in Bangladesh.[1] A 400-year-old stone inscription was discovered here and is now in display at the Bangladesh National Museum.[2] The stone inscription suggests it was built in the 17th century.

Ghayebi Dighi Mosque
গায়েবী দিঘী মসজিদ
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Statusinactive
Location
LocationBarothakuri, Zakiganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic architecture

See also

References

  1. Amin, Md. Shahidul (2012). "প্রত্নতত্ত্ব অধিদপ্তর". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Zakiganj". Daily Sun. 5 October 2015.


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