Goyghor Khojar Mosque
গয়ঘর খোজার মসজিদ
A one-domed Sultanate mosque from 1476 on a small hill at Goyghor village, linked to the Afghan chief Khwaja Usman.
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This mosque was built in 1476, in the reign of Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah, by Musa ibn Haji Amir and his son Majlis Alam, the Sultan's minister in Sylhet. It sits on a little hill in Goyghor village of Mostafapur union, in what villagers say was once tiger forest, and they point to three paw marks on an inside pillar. In 1593 the Afghan chief Khwaja Usman, one of the Baro Bhuiyans, is said to have taken shelter here, which is how it got its name. The dome has been rebuilt more than once, but the very thick brick walls, the Arabic inscription near the ceiling and a stone inscription on the west wall are old.
How to get there
From Moulvibazar town take a CNG towards Mostafapur union and ask for Goyghor village; the last stretch is a village road.
Good to know
It is a working village mosque: go outside prayer times, dress modestly and ask before going in. Combine it with a tea-garden drive towards Srimangal.
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Place Srimangal Tea Gardens
শ্রীমঙ্গলের চা বাগানRolling hills of clipped tea bushes under shade trees, the classic image of Bangladesh's tea capital.
Place Lawachara National Park
লাউয়াছড়া জাতীয় উদ্যানA patch of tall tropical forest where western hoolock gibbons call through the canopy at dawn.
Place Madhabkunda Waterfall
মাধবকুণ্ড জলপ্রপাতA tall waterfall plunging off a rock face into a deep pool in the hills of Barlekha.
Place Hakaluki Haor
হাকালুকি হাওরOne of the largest wetlands in Bangladesh, an inland sea in the monsoon and a bird haven in winter.
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