Momin Mosque
mosque and archaeological site in Bangladesh
Key facts
- Built
- 1920
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Overview
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The Momin Mosque stands in the village of Burirchar, in Mathbaria Upazila of Pirojpur District, Bangladesh. It is built of wood, with the timber elements arranged in geometric balance and painted in natural colours. Woodworkers and calligraphers took part in its construction. The Bangladeshi Department of Archaeology has designated the mosque as national heritage and placed it under protection. Wikidata describes it as both a mosque and an archaeological site.
History
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The mosque was commissioned by Momin Uddin Akon, a philanthropist of Burirchar. Construction began in 1913 with twenty-one skilled artisans and lasted seven years, ending around 1920.
In 2003 the Department of Archaeology recognised the building as national heritage and listed it for preservation. Restoration work began in 2008; the Arabic source notes that this work altered the mosque's original appearance to some extent.
From Wikipedia
The Momin Mosque (Bengali: মমিন মসজিদ, Arabic: مسجد مؤمن) is a mosque located in Burirchar, Mathbaria Upazila, in the Pirojpur District of Bangladesh. The mosque is made of wood and structured without nails by woodworkers and calligraphers. The woodworks are arranged in geometric balance and painted with natural colors. A philanthropist in the village of Burirchar, Momin Uddin Akon, started building this mosque in 1913 by employing twenty-one artisans, and it took seven years to complete the work. In 2003, the Bangladeshi Department of Archaeology designated the mosque as a national heritage and listed it under the name Momin Mosque for preservation. Restoration work on the mosque began in 2008.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momin_Mosque