Katra Masjid
Katra Masjid | ||
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An Year consecrated 1723–1724 | | |
Location | ||
Location | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | |
Geographic coordinates | 24°11′05″N 88°17′17″E / 24.184722°N 88.288056°E | |
Architecture | ||
Architect(s) | Murad Farash Khan | |
Type | Mosque | |
Style | Islamic | |
Completed | 1724 | |
Specifications | ||
Dome(s) | 5 | |
Minaret(s) | 4 | |
Materials | The grave and mortal remains of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan | |
Website | ||
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The Katra Masjid is a former
The site is maintained and protected by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Government of West Bengal.
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Tomb and Mosque of Murshid Quli Khan (also Katra Masjid) are ASI Listed Monuments.[2]
Etymology
Close to the mosque there was a bazaar (market). The word katra means caravanserai while masjid means mosque.
Geography
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Location
Katra Masjid is located at 24°11′05″N 88°17′17″E / 24.184722°N 88.288056°E.
Hazarduari Palace and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are Katra Masjid, Fauti Mosque, Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town (as can be seen in the map alongside). Some attractions such as Khushbagh, Rosnaiganj, Baranagar, Kiriteswari Temple, Karnasuvarna and others are on the other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring Berhampore area also (not shown in the map).[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in Murshidabad city. Most of the places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. A few, without pages yet, remain unmarked. The map has a scale. It will help viewers to find out the distances.
Construction
Murshid Quli Khan on reaching old age, expressed his desire to construct his tomb adjacent to a mosque. He entrusted the responsibility for constructing the mosque to his trusted follower who was an architect, Murad Farash Khan .
Features
The mosque stands on a square plinth. It is a brick built mosque and is surrounded by double storied domed cells, which were built for those who read the
The cells in the mosque are two storied and are 20 feet square. each have 6 arched doorways. 15 steps edged with stones lead up to the gate with 5 arches on either sides and a stone paved pathway which leads to the central door of the mosque. The open spaces between these cells and the mosque are 13 feet wide on either sides and 42 feet wide at the back of the mosque. the terrace in front of the mosque is 166 feet by 110 feet.
Gallery
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The mosque.
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Katra Mosque.
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Mosque ventilation window.
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The arch supported Mosque.
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The square type mats depicted on the floor.
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TheArabianinscription that says: "Muhammad, the Arabian, is glory of both worlds. Dust be on the head of him who is not the dust of his portal".
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The Persian inscribed slab inside the earthquake destroyed mosque which says that this mosque was constructed by Nawab Nazim Murshid Quli Khan.
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The open space or the terrace between the mosque and the entrance in the east.
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Early 19th-century view of the Katra Mosque.
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One of the towers of the mosque, the dome has fallen in the 1897 earthquake
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The dome of the mosque which was destroyed in the 1897 earthquake
See also
- Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad
References
- ^ a b c "India9 : Katra Masjid".
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal – Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 120. ASI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Offbeat Weekend in Murshidabad". Outskirts of Killa Nizamat (Northern part). Offbeat Weekend. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
- Murshidabad travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Nawab Nazim Murshid Quli Khan
- Murshidabad
- "Website of Katra Mosque".