Shalbari Mosque

Shalbari Mosque stands in Sindurna village in Raipur union of city sub district of Thakurgaon. This is one of the historically significant mosques of Bangladesh. It was built around 1215 in Bengal. It is believed that the mosque was built for Shia community. Although there is no trace of the founder of this mosque. Major renovations were done and due to that the mosque has lost its originality.

There is a dilapidated Imambara at a distance from Shalbari Mosque.  The exterior of the Imambara is 19 feet 6 inches long and 13 feet wide. Besides, there are 4 doors each on the east and west walls and 1 door each on the north and south. Different types of religious events are organized in Imambara.

It is a square (5.20m x 5.20m on the outside) single domed mosque with a 1.20m wide veranda on the east. This has now been extended and made into a room. There are three arched entrances on the eastern facade; the central one is 0.70m wide and 2.15m high, the flanking arches are smaller than the central one, but these two are equal in size. There are towers in the four corners. There are three mihrabs in the western wall. The central one is bigger than the flanking ones. There are two window one each on the south and north sides. The walls are now plastered and no ornamentation is visible. Local people indicate that the mosque once had surface decorations with floral and creeper motifs.

How to Go:

Shalbari Mosque can be reached by autorickshaw or CNG from Thakurgaon district town.