Adina Mosque

Adina Mosque
Adina Mosque
	Exterior façade of the mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
District	Malda
Province	West Bengal
Location
Location	Pandua
Country	India
	Shown within West Bengal Adina Mosque (India)
Geographic coordinates	25°09′08″N 88°09′53″E / 25.1523°N 88.1647°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Groundbreaking	1373
Completed	1375

The Adina Mosque (N-WB-81^[1]) is a former mosque in Malda District, West Bengal, India. It was the largest structure of its kind in the Indian subcontinent and was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah, who is also buried inside. The mosque is situated in Pandua, a former royal capital.

The vast architecture is associated with the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque, which was used during the introduction of Islam in new areas. The early Bengal Sultanate harbored imperial ambitions after having defeated the Delhi Sultanate twice in 1353 and 1359. The Adina Mosque was commissioned in 1373.

^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[1] "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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