Atia Mosque is a 400-year-old historical structure located in Atia village of Delduar police station in Tangail district. The distance of the mosque from Tangail city is about 6 km. Zamindar Said Khan Panni, son of Baizid Khan Panni, built the Atia Masjid in 1610. The 18 meter long and 12 meter wide mosque is surrounded by the Laujong River. Atiya Mosque has one large and three small round domes. Beneath the dome and on the four pillars of the quadrangle are elaborate designs.
On the eastern and northern walls of the Atiya Mosque, there are floral designs on terracotta. Apart from the three entrances on the eastern side of the mosque, there are two more entrances on the north and south sides. Atiya Mosque, built of red bricks, exhibits traces of Sultanate and Mughal architecture. The Atiya Mosque was damaged in the earthquake of 1800 and was rebuilt in 1837 and 1909. The ten taka note printed by Bangladesh Bank has a picture of Atiya Mosque on one side
How to go
Distance from Dhaka to Tangail by road is about 84 km. It takes about 3 hours to go to Tangail via Tongi. From Dhaka’s Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Nirala, Baram, Jhatika, Dhaleswari etc. buses leave regularly for Tangail. All these buses cost 200 to 250 taka to go to Tangail.
Get down at the old bus stand of Tangail and take a CNG autorickshaw to Pathrail Bottala. Autorickshaw will charge 15 to 20 taka per person. Atiya Masjid can be reached from Battala by CNG, rickshaw or on foot.
Nearest Places to Visit
Location of Kokilpeary Zamindar House, Buddhist Temple, Sriloknath Saha House, Kalakopa Ansar Camp, Ukil House, Das House, Adnan Palace and Ichamati River near Khelaram Datar House.