Star Mosque

Star Mosque is a mosque located in Armanitola area, , Bangladesh. The mosque has ornate designs and is decorated with motifs of blue stars. It was built in the first half of the 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “Tara Mosque”
  • Address: Sharat Chandra Chakraborty Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armenian Church and Chawk Mosque, Dhaka.

Church
Photo: Mak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection, is a historically significant architectural monument situated in the Armanitola area of , . is situated 360 metres south of Star Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Muyeedkhan69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque, also known as Chawk Mosque, is a located in the Chowk Bazaar area in the of , . is situated 600 metres west of Star Mosque.

Archaeological site
Photo: Charles D’Oyly, Public domain.
is one of two Katras built during Mughal rule in , . It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on the Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the . is situated 620 metres southwest of Star Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Dhaka and Shakhari Bazar.

Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the , it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the , and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.

Quarter
Photo: Ahemed Imteaz-nsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's , broadly known as Shankhari Potti. It stretches along a narrow lane, lined with richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period.

Suburb
is the oldest neighbourhood of , which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.

Star Mosque

Latitude
23.71567° or 23° 42′ 56″ north
Longitude
90.40156° or 90° 24′ 6″ east
Inception
<1913
Levels
1
Open location code
7MMGPC82+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245019710
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2993411
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Star Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Mirza Ghulam Pirit”
  • Albanian: “Xhamia Yjore”
  • Arabic: “مسجد نجم”
  • Bengali: “তারা মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “星清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد نجم”
  • Hindi: “तारा मस्जिद”
  • Japanese: “スター・モスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti w’Ibango”
  • Macedonian: “Ѕвездена џамија”
  • Persian: “مسجد ستاره”
  • Russian: “Звёздная мечеть”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Звезды”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Тара”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de la Estrella”
  • Ukrainian: “Зоряна мечеть”
  • Urdu: “تارا مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Yulduz masjid”
  • Uzbek: “Yulduz masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Тара мечеть”
  • Western Panjabi: “تارا مسجد”

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