| Baro Sona Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hanafi-Sunni |
| Year consecrated | 1526 AD |
| Status | inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Ramkeli, Gour, Malda, India |
  Shown within West Bengal  Baro Shona Masjid (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°52′58″N 88°07′41″E / 24.8829°N 88.1280°E |
Baro Shona Masjid (Bengali: বড়ো সোনা মসজিদ, Great Golden Mosque), also known as Baroduari Masjid (Bengali: বারোদুয়ারী মসজিদ, 12-gated Mosque), is located in Gour, West Bengal, India. Completed in 1526, it is situated half a kilometer south of Ramkeli, a village on the way to Gour, and 12 km south of Malda.[1] The mosque with its ruins can be found very close to the India-Bangladesh border. With a gigantic rectangular structure of brick and stone, this mosque is the largest monument in Gour. Even though one of the mosque's names "Baroduari Masjid" implies that it has 12 doors, it actually has eleven in its current state.[2]
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal (serial no. N-WB-83), Baro Shona Masjid is an ASI listed monument.[3]
- ^ Ramkeli
- ^ Place to Visit Malda district Official website.
- ^ "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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