Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Also known as: Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
National Mosque of Bangladesh
Key facts
- Built
- 1968
- Architect
- Abdulhusein M. Thariani
- Capacity
- 40,000 people
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Overview
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Baitul Mukarram National Mosque is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It stands in the centre of the capital, Dhaka, in the Dilkusha area. Its name means “the honoured house.” According to our records, it was designed by Abdulhusein M. Thariani in the Islamic architectural tradition. The mosque is described as the largest in Bangladesh. With later additions it can hold about 40,000 worshippers. It is especially crowded during the month of Ramadan.
History
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In the late 1950s Dhaka was growing rapidly as the capital of East Pakistan, and the idea of a large, centrally located mosque emerged. The Baitul Mukarram Mosque Society was founded in 1959. A site was chosen on the edge of the old town, where it meets the newer part of Dhaka. Construction began on 27 January 1960. Our records give 1968 as the year of completion.
The mosque originally held around 30,000 worshippers. Because of persistent overcrowding, particularly during Ramadan, the Bangladeshi government added extensions. These raised the capacity to at least 40,000.
From Wikipedia
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers.
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