Jamiatul Falah Mosque

Jamiatul Falah
জমিয়াতুল ফালাহ
Shown within Bangladesh
Basic information
Location Bangladesh Chittagong, Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates 22°21′00″N 91°49′23″E / 22.3501°N 91.8230°E / 22.3501; 91.8230Coordinates: 22°21′00″N 91°49′23″E / 22.3501°N 91.8230°E / 22.3501; 91.8230
Affiliation Islam
Status Active
Architectural type Mosque
Capacity 5000

Jamiatul Falah Mosque or Baitul Falah is the largest mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh, able to hold 5,000 worshipers.

It is located on the south side of WASA Square. To the east of the mosque is a large eidgah that is commonly the location of two of the three largest Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha gatherings in the city.[1][2][3]

The mosque is maintained by the Chittagong City Corporation. As of 2016, the khatib of the mosque is Mohammad Jalal Uddin Al-Kaderi.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Eid-ul-Azha celebrated in Ctg amidst festivity". The Report 24. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eid-ul-Fitr observed in Ctg". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Only prayer mats and umbrellas allowed at Chittagong Eid prayers". bdnews24.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "City's main Eid congregation at Jamiatul Falah maidan". The Asian Age. Dhaka. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.


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