Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque in Tribeni

Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque is situated at Tribeni in Hooghli district, West Bengal, India. Co ordinates are 22° 58′ 12″ N, 88° 24′ 0″ E. This is considered to be among the earliest surviving Muslim monuments in Bengal. According to an inscription, the mosque was built in 1298. Tribeni was an ancient holy place of the Hindus. The Muslims conquered it during the early phase of their conquest of Bengal.The mosque is an oblong structure measuring 23.38 by 10.53 metres externally. It is the earliest surviving example of the brick-and-stone style introduced by the Muslims in Bengal in place of the traditional Hindu style of laying rectangular cut stones one upon another without mortar. The stones used in the mosque were originally materials from temples, as evidenced by figures of Hindu deities carved on some pieces. The original structure has suffered reconstruction a number of times.There are five arched entrances in the east wall. The arches are supported by stumpy hexagonal stone piers. The mosque represents the multi-domed oblong type developed by the Muslims in Bengal in which the number of domes on the roof equals the number of entrances in the east wall multiplied by those on either sides. The north and south walls have two doors each. This place is perfect for historical and architecture photography. There is only one intercity bus that can be boarded from Ishwar Gupta Setu, also known as Bansberia-Kalyani bridge, to reach Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque. This bus is named as Abhisek and it runs everyday from Kalyani to Durgapur. Timing of the bus in Bansberia is – 10:15 am daily. Bans Beria railway station is the main railway connection of the town. INTRA-CITY TRANSPORTs are – TRIBENI-CHINSURAH Auto-rickshaw route, TRIBENI-BANDEL RAIL STATION Tata Magic Van route, DUNLOP FERRY GHAT-Kuntighat railway station Auto-rickshaw route, TRIBENI RAIL STATION-HOOGHLY RAIL STATION Auto-rickshaw route etc.