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Kherur Mosque
An ASI Listed Monument
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Leadership	Rafa’t Khan
Year consecrated	1495
Location
Location	Kherur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India
Geographic coordinates	24°20′57″N 88°04′23″E / 24.349291°N 88.073112°E / 24.349291; 88.073112
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic

Kherur Mosque (also known as Kheraul Mosque) is located at Kherur in the Sagardighi CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Kherur Mosque is located at 24°20′57″N 88°04′23″E / 24.349291°N 88.073112°E / 24.349291; 88.073112.

History

It is a "brick-built mosque, with a square prayer chamber and a verandah on the front". It was built by Rafa’t Khan, in 1495, during the reign of Alauddin Hussain Shah. Rectangular in shape, it is spread over an area of 2 acres (0.81 ha).

According to the Archaeological Survey of India, as mentioned in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the Kherur Mosque is an ASI Listed Monument.

Amitabha Gupta writes in his photogapher's note: This brick-built Mosque at Kheraul alias Kherur with a single domed square prayer chamber and a triple domed verandah on the front with four minarets at four corners was erected by Rafa't Khan in 1495 AD during the reign of Alaud-Din Husain Shah on the basis of two inscriptions on the mosque. The hemispherical dome of the main prayer chamber fell down in the earthquake of 1897. The mosque is constructed entirely of brick without any stone facing. This mosque at Kheraul is unique because of its terracotta decorations on its wall. Only a handful of mosques have such decorations on their walls and they predate the famous terracotta temples of Bengal which were constructed between 17th to 19th century.

Kherur Mosque picture gallery

References

1. "ASI, Kolkata Circle". Kherul Mosque, Killa Nizamat. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "Tourism". Sagardighi Zone. District Administration. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "Kherur Mosque". india9.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 115. ASI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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