Kherur Mosque

Kherur Mosque
খেরুর মসজিদ
The former mosque, in 2016
Religion
AffiliationIslam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque (former)
Status
  • Inactive (as a mosque);
  • Partial ruinous state
Location
LocationKherur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
CountryIndia
Location of the former mosque in West Bengal
AdministrationArchaeological Survey of India
Coordinates24°20′57″N 88°04′23″E / 24.349291°N 88.073112°E / 24.349291; 88.073112
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleIndo-Islamic
FounderRafa’t Khan
Completed1495 (1495)
Specifications
DomeFive (estimate)
MinaretFour (since destroyed)
Site area0.81 ha (2 acres)
MaterialsBricks
Official nameKherur Mosque
Reference no.N-WB-115

The Kherur Mosque (Bengali: খেরুর মসজিদ) also known as the Kheraul Mosque, is a former mosque in a partial ruinous state, located at Kherur in the Sagardighi CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district, in the state of West Bengal, India.

The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India.