Baitul Mukarram National Mosque | |
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বায়তুল মোকাররম জাতীয় মসজিদ | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Dhaka District |
Ownership | Government of Bangladesh |
Year consecrated | 1959 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Topkhana Road, Paltan Dhaka |
Country | Bangladesh |
Administration | Ministry of Religious Affairs |
Geographic coordinates | 23°43′46″N 90°24′46″E / 23.7294°N 90.4128°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Abdulhusein M. Thariani |
Type | Neo-islamic |
Style | Islamic Architecture |
Founder | Government of East Pakistan |
Funded by | Abdul Latif Ibrahim Bhawani |
General contractor | Thariani & Co. |
Groundbreaking | 27 January 1960 |
Completed | 1968 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 42,000+ |
Height (max) | 99 feet |
Baytul Mukarrom (Bengali: বায়তুল মোকাররম; lit. 'The Honored House'), officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque (Bengali: বায়তুল মোকাররম জাতীয় মসজিদ),[1][2] is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968.[3][4] It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshipers.[5]
... the Al-Baitul Mukarram, the largest mosque in East Pakistan, which could accommodate 42,000+ devotees for congregational worship.