Star Mosque

Shat Gombuj Mosque(Sixty Tomb Mosque)

Shat Gombuj Mosque

The Sixty Dome Mosque (Bengali: ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid) (more commonly known as Shait Gambuj Mosque or Saith Gunbad Masjid) in Bagerhat, Bangladesh might qualify as one of more remote and foreigner-free UNESCO sites we’ve come across in our travels, it’s certainly not a lonely place.

From the moment we stepped foot on the grounds of this 15th century pre-Mughal-era mosque, we were approached by playful school girls, elderly Imams, extended families, shutter-happy teenagers and everyone in between. Conversations went in and out of Bangla and English about Bangladesh, United States, Islam, crocodiles, cricket, Facebook and more. At every turn, mobile phones clicked with photos of us.

And although the grounds of the mosque teem with people and activity, the interior is a peaceful array of columns and domes (77 in total plus four at the corners, just to confuse the visitor hoping to count 60). See for yourself in the panorama below.

Dhaka

Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা), is the capital of Bangladesh; formerly known as Dacca, and Jahangirnagar, during Mughal rule in the 17th century. It stands on the bank of the Buriganga River. It is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia, the 9th largest city in the world. It has a large population. Dhaka is also knows as the city of mosques, fine muslin and rickshaws has a fairly long history of evolution.

Today is center of culture, education, business, political life in Bangladesh.

Dhaka Division consists of the following districts:
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