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<p>Content Updated.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Kuliarchar Mosque&#039;&#039;&#039; a ten-domed mosque situated at Kuliarchar in Kishoreganj district. It is rectangular in shape (18.3 x 6.1m) and has five-arched entrances, each bordered with a rectangular frame, on its eastern fa&#039;ade. It has two more arched entrances, one each of its northern and southern sides. A gracefully curved cornice terminates the top of each wall. At each corner stands an octagonal tower with a cupola rising a little above the cornice. Ten small domes, appearing like inverted cups, stand on the top.<br /> <br /> Internally, the prayer hall of the mosque is divided into five bays and two aisles. Four brick-built pillars stand in a line in the middle of the hall. There are five mihrabs in the qibla side. The central mihrab has been decorated with terracotta scrolls. Interestingly, the decoration includes a crescent motif.<br /> <br /> The mosque has been renovated to a great extent. A flat roof has been constructed on its eastern side. The walls have also been white washed a number of times, obliterating their original decorative characteristics. It belongs to the family of ten-domed mosques of Bengal; other specimens are the[[Tantipada Mosque| tantipa]][[Tantipada Mosque|Da mosque]] at Gaur (1480), [[Bagha Mosque|bagha mosque]] at Rajshahi (1523) and the [[Qutb Shahi Mosque|qutb shahi mosque]] at Pandua.<br /> <br /> The mosque is not dated by any inscription. It is presumed to have been built in the late 16th century. [Shahnaj Husne Jahan]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Religions]]<br /> <br /> [[bn:কুলিয়ারচর মসজিদ]]</div>

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