Katra Masque | The Place of History |Murshidabad|West Bengal

Katra mosque has a significant position in my memory since 2009. My relatives Raihan, Akrech, Fayzul and me went to visit the place of emperor, is situated in present Murshidabad district. The masque has 2 km distance from the Murshidabad railway station on Bahrampur-lalgola road.                                                                                                                 The historic mosque built under Nawab Murshid Quli Khan in 1723. The great mosque has capacity of 2000 people at prayer time. Murshidabad named for “Murshid” (name of the king) and “Abad” (the place). This Masque has a great interest for tourist and ancient architectural lovers. This curious mosque is built with brick and it has group of domes and two 70-ft tall octagonal towers which have small holes used to keep weapons. The mosque had four towers out of which two were destroyed. A windy stairway takes you to the top of the tower from where one gets an enormous view of the surroundings.The burial chamber of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan is found beneath a flying of stairs near the entrance of the mosque. The historic mosque built by a Persian architect Murad Farash Khan, this mosque was considered as “Centre of Islamic learning”.

            Once you are planning to visit Katra mosque, kindly don’t skip to visit other historical monuments such as Hazarduari, Great Imambara and Yellow Mosque, Palace of Nasipur etc. situated nearby.