Mosque and shrine, Jhenaidah
Shailkupa Shahi Mosqueশৈলকুপা শাহী মসজিদ
- Time needed
- Half an hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
A sultanate mosque on the bank of the Kumar river at Shailkupa, dated to the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah in the early 16th century.
At a glance
- Reign
- Nasrat Shah, 1520s
About
Nasrat Shah, son of Alauddin Husain Shah, is credited with having it built in the 1520s. It is a solid brick building with domes and corner towers, standing above the river in the old part of Shailkupa town, and it is still the town's Friday mosque.
It makes a good stop on the way north from Jhenaidah toward Kushtia.
Getting there: Bus or CNG from Jhenaidah to Shailkupa, about 40 minutes.
Things to do
- See it from the river bank.
Good to know
- A working mosque; go between prayers.
