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Coordinates: 24°20′57″N 88°04′23″E / 24.349291°N 88.073112°E / 24.349291; 88.073112
  
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Kherur Mosque
AnASI Listed Monument
Religion
AffiliationIslam
LeadershipRafa’t Khan
Year consecrated1495
Location
LocationKherur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India
Geographic coordinates24°20′57″N 88°04′23″E / 24.349291°N 88.073112°E / 24.349291; 88.073112
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic

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

Geography

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A

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A

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Kherur Mosque

H

Bhagirathi River

Bansloi River

Farakka Feeder Canal

Padma River

Rajnagar

R

Rajnagar, Murshidabad (R)

Nurpur

R

Nurpur, Murshidabad (R)

Sagardighi

R

Sagardighi, Murshidabad (R)

Sadikpur

R

Sadikpur, Murshidabad (R)

Raghunathganj

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Raghunathganj (R)

Morgram

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Morgram (R)

Manigram

R

Manigram (R)

Harua

R

Harua (R)

Bansabati

R

Bansabati (R)

Ahiran

R

Ahiran (R)

Jangipur

M

Jangipur, Murshidabad (M)

Sagardighi TPS

FV

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station (F)

AMU: Murshidabad Centre

F

Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre (F)

Bara Jumla

CT

Bara Jumla (CT)

Krishna Sali

CT

Krishna Sali (CT)

Teghari

CT

Teghari, Murshidabad (CT)

Donalia

CT

Donalia (CT)

Khodarampur

CT

Khodarampur (CT)

Osmanpur

CT

Osmanpur (CT)

Jot Kamal

CT

Jot Kamal (CT)

Mithipur

CT

Mithipur (CT)

Giria

CT

Giria, India (CT)

Mirzapur

CT

Mirzapur, Murshidabad (CT)

Ramnagar

CT

Ramnagar, Murshidabad (CT)

Dafarpur

CT

Dafarpur (CT)

Charka

CT

Charka, Jangipur (CT)

Srikantabati

CT

Srikantabati (CT)

Ghorsala

CT

Ghorsala (CT)

Nayabahadurpur

CT

Nayabahadurpur (CT)

Madna

CT

Madna, West Bengal (CT)

Fatellapur

CT

Fatellapur (CT)

Ramakantapur

CT

Ramakantapur (CT)

  

Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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

History

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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.[1] Rectangular in shape, it is spread over an area of 2 acres (0.81 ha).[2][3]

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.[4]

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". Kherul Mosque, Killa Nizamat. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  • ^ "Tourism". Sagardighi Zone. District Administration. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  • ^ "Kherur Mosque". india9.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  • ^ "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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