Chawk Masjid, Murshidabad

Name: Chawk Masjid
Address: Murshidabad, India

#14 among attractions in Murshidabad

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The Chawk Mosque is a mosque in the city of Murshidabad, India. It was founded in 1767 AD by Munny Begum, wife of Nawab Mir Zafar. Earlier in this place Nawab Murshid Quli Khan had built the "Chahel Sutan", which was the city's forty pillared audience hall. The mosque still recalls the stories of the ruling days of the Nawabs and still holds on its glory of the past. ()

Architectural style: Islamic architectureCoordinates: 24°11'7"N, 88°16'16"E

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Nearby attractions include: Hazarduari Palace, Katra Masjid, Yellow Mosque, Namak Haram Deorhi.

~880 ftNW
Specialty museum, Palace, Museum
Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad
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1.1 miE
Mosque, Historical place
Katra Masjid, Murshidabad
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~1190 ftNW
Mosque
Yellow Mosque, Murshidabad
6 min walk • Yellow Mosque is situated in the Hazarduari Palace complex at Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
1.2 miN
Palace
Namak Haram Deorhi, Murshidabad
32 min walk • Namak Haram Deorhi was the palace of Mir Jafar. It is located just opposite to the Jafarganj Cemetery in the Lalbagh area of the town of Murshidabad and near Mahimapur in the Indian state of West Bengal.
1 miNW
Memorial
Tomb of Azimunissa Begum, Murshidabad
26 min walk • Tomb of Azimunissa Begum is located at Azimnagar, in the Murshidabad district. According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the Tomb of Azimunissa Begum is an ASI Listed Monument.
~1400 ftNW
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Imambara, Murshidabad
7 min walk • The Nizamat Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall in Murshidabad, India. It was built in 1740 AD by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and rebuilt in 1847 by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan after it was destroyed by the fires of 1842 and 1846.
~1200 ftNW
Mosque
Madina Mosque, Murshidabad
6 min walk • The Madina Mosque is a mosque in the Nizamat Fort Campus in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. There are two Madina mosques in the fort campus, the old one built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah during the 18th century.and the new one by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan in 1847.
1.2 miN
Cemetery
Jafarganj Cemetery, Murshidabad
30 min walk • Jafarganj Cemetery is located in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
~1230 ftSW
Palace
Wasif Manzil, Murshidabad
6 min walk • Wasif Manzil was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer.
0.6 miE
Mosque
Fauti Mosque, Murshidabad
16 min walk • Fauti Mosque is a mosque at Kumarpur in the Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, India. It was built by Nawab Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 AD. The old Fauti Masjid is one of the largest mosques in the town of Kumarpur and Murshidabad district.
~940 ftNW
Tower
Clock Tower of Murshidabad, Murshidabad
5 min walk • The Clock Tower of Murshidabad is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus in West Bengal, India. The clock tower stands in the garden space between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace; to its east, hardly a few feet away, is the old Madina Mosque and the Bacchawali Tope.

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Which popular attractions are close to Chawk Masjid?

Nearby attractions include Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad (5 min walk), Clock Tower of Murshidabad, Murshidabad (5 min walk), Gharighara, Murshidabad (5 min walk), Yellow Mosque, Murshidabad (6 min walk).

How to get to Chawk Masjid by public transport?

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Murshidabad (23 min walk)