Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque

Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Chittagong
Country	Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	22.341048°N 91.836694°E / 22.341048; 91.836694
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Indo-Islamic, Mughal
Date established	1667
Construction cost	One million
Specifications
Capacity	5,000+
Length	17.07 metres (56.0 ft)
Width	7.32 metres (24.0 ft)
Minaret(s)	3
Minaret height	41 metres (135 ft)
Materials	marble

The Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque (Bengali: আন্দরকিল্লা শাহী জামে মসজিদ, Arabic: اندر قلعه‎ شاهي جامع مسجد) is built on top of a high hill called Ander-Qila (meaning inner fort). It is the first Mughal building in Chittagong city. The Persian inscriptions on the mosque reveal that Subhadar Shaista Khan built in 1667. It is believed that the mosque was built by the eldest son of Shaista Khan, Buzurg Umed Khan. He was also the conqueror of Chittagong. But, his name is not cited on the inscription. This mosque was unused for a longer time and in the year 1761 the British officials used it to store Arms and ammunition. In 1853 the leading Muslim of Chittagong headed by Hamidullah approached the British Government and was successful in releasing the mosque for religious purpose in 1855. The repairs and extension works are continuing till to date