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Dargah of Shah Ata

Coordinates: 25°24′04″N 88°31′52″E / 25.40111°N 88.53111°E / 25.40111; 88.53111
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Dargah of Shah Ata
The mausoleum in 2017
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
SectSufism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusDargah
StatusActive[clarification needed]
DedicationMollah Atar-Uddin
(also known as Shah Ata)
Location
LocationDhaldighi North, Gangarampur, West Bengal
CountryIndia
Dargah of Shah Ata is located in West Bengal
Dargah of Shah Ata
Location of the dargah in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates25°24′04″N 88°31′52″E / 25.40111°N 88.53111°E / 25.40111; 88.53111
Architecture
Completed14th century
MaterialsBrick and stone

The Dargah of Shah Ata is a dargah complex, located in Bangarh, Gangarampur, in the state of West Bengal, India; sited adjacent to Dhaldighi Lake. The building was probably constructed in the 14th century, on the site of a temple dating to the Pala Empire (8th to 12th century). The building is a brick and stone mausoleum, the burial site of Mollah Atar-Uddin or Shah Ata.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "History of Dargah of Shah Ata". Asikolkata.in. ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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