Chini Mosque
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| Chini Mosque | |
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চিনি মসজিদ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Saidpur, Rangpur, Nilphamari |
| Country | Bangladesh |
  Location of the mosque in Bangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°47′39″N 88°53′25″E / 25.7943°N 88.8903°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Minaret(s) | 27 |
The Chini Mosque (Bengali: চিনি মসজিদ; Urdu: چنی مسجد), also known as the Glass Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, located in Saidpur city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.[1]
History
[edit]The construction of the mosque was started in 1863 by Haji Bakir Ali Ahmed and was completed within a year as a little prayer house. Later Wazir Ali Ahmed, a descendant of the founders family started the extension and modification work of this mosque. After that, in the middle of the 20th century the sons of the late Wazir Ali Ahmed, Mofizuddin Ahmed and Shafiuddin Ahmed (well known as cloth merchants) continued the beautification work of the mosque. At the time the ceramics pieces were brought from Kolkata as there was no ceramic factory in East Pakistan/Bengal (present Bangladesh).[citation needed]
Architecture
[edit]To decorate Chini Masjid, 283 pieces of cross marble stones and 23 tonnes (25 short tons) of small chips of Chinaware-plate and pieces of glass (both color and non-color) porcelain were used.[2] The mosque has 27 minarets, of which five have never been completed.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Liakat Ali, Badal (3 June 2022). "Chini Mosque: An architectural wonder". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ Nayeem, md. "Chini Masjid". offroadbangladesh.
- ^ "Chini Masjid". Beautiful Bangladesh. Bangladesh Tourism Board.
External links
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Media related to Chini Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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