Basri Shah Mosque
| Basri Shah Mosque | |
|---|---|
বশরী শাহ মসজিদ | |
 The mosque, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sect | Hanafi school |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Governing body | Sunni Waqf Board |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kolkata, Kolkata District, West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque in Kolkata | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°36′30″N 88°22′11″E / 22.608470°N 88.369655°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | Jafir Ali |
| Completed | AH 1219 (1804/1805 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Dome(s) | Three |
| Minaret(s) | Four |
| Shrine(s) | One (Basri Shah) |
The Basri Shah Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in the Chitpur-Cossipore area of Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India.[1] Completed in AH 1219 (1804/1805 CE), it is the oldest mosque in Kolkata, and is situated at the junction of Panchanan Mukherjee Road and Sett Pukur Road. It is one of heritage sites listed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[a] The mosque has three domes and four minarets.[3] The mosque is affiliated with the Hanafi school of worship.
History
[edit]Before the establishment of Kolkata there was an old mosque in the place of present Basri Shah Mosque. The present mosque was built in AH 1219 (1804/1805) by Jafir Ali. The mosque was named after the shrine of Basri Shah situated nearby. Basri was a saint who was from Basra in Iraq and settled in Kolkata sometimes between 1760 and 1790. After his death a shrine was made by his followers.[4]
The mosque was abandoned for many years.[clarification needed] The Kolkata Municipal Corporation added the mosque to its heritage list with renovation work.[3]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leoshko, Janice. Calcutta through 300 years.
- ^ "Heritage List With Grade" (PDF). Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
- ^ a b Chakraborty, Amlan (5 April 2021). "Basri Shah Masjid: Kolkata's Oldest Mosque". livehistoryindia.com.
- ^ Roy, Pijush Kanti (2012). Mosques in Calcutta.
External links
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Media related to Bashiri Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- 19th-century mosques in India
- Hanafi mosques
- Indo-Islamic mosques
- Mosque buildings with domes in India
- Mosque buildings with minarets in India
- Mosques completed in the 1800s
- Mosques in Kolkata
- Murshidabadi architecture
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1804
- Sunni mosques in India
- Tourist attractions in Kolkata