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Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built on top of a high hill called ander-qila”. Today it says “sunni mosque”.
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Mosque ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque ( , ) is built on top of a high hill called Ander-Qila (meaning inner fort).1 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 Banglapedia.2

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built on top of a high hill called ander-qila

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sunni mosque

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