🕌 Sixty Dome Mosque

The Sixty Dome Mosque is a historical mosque, located in Bagerhat, in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest mosque in Bangladesh from the Bengal Sultanate period (1352–1576). It was built by Khan Jahan Ali, the governor of the Sundarbans. It has been described as "one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of South Asia." It is situated approximately 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) from the main town of Bagerhat; and nearly 320 km (200 mi) from Dhaka. Despite its nomenclature, the mosque has 81 domes that are supported by sixty columns.