Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid
Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid is a mosque in Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid is situated nearby to St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School, as well as near Holy Cross Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School and St Thomas Church.
St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School
School
St. Francis Xavier's Girls' School & College is a Bengali-medium Catholic secondary school in the Old Dhaka area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, a Roman Catholic religious order.
St Thomas Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Thomas Cathedral Church is a cathedral belonging to the Diocese of Dhaka of the Church of Bangladesh, which is a United Protestant denomination that formed as a result of a merger between the Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the region. St Thomas Church is situated 200 metres northwest of Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid.
Binat Bibi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Mak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka, built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. Binat Bibi Mosque is situated 530 metres northeast of Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bangla Bazar and Shakhari Bazar.
Bangla Bazar
Suburb
Bangla Bazar is the oldest neighbourhood of Dhaka, which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.
Shakhari Bazar
Quarter
Photo: Ahemed Imteaz-nsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's Old Dhaka, 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.
Old Dhaka
Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the Indian subcontinent, and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.
Laxmibazar Shahi Masjid
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “লক্ষ্মীবাজার শাহী মসজিদ”
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.70881° or 23° 42′ 32″ northLongitude
90.41353° or 90° 24′ 49″ eastLevels
6Open location code
7MMGPC57+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 988701374OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
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