Khan Jahan Ali commissioned this massive brick mosque in the mid-15th century as the congregational centre of Khalifatabad. Despite its popular name, the roof carries 77 low domes supported by 60 stone columns, with an additional dome topping each of the four corner towers. The battered brick walls, tapering turrets, and gently curved cornices define the distinctive Khan Jahani regional style. Visit early in the morning before tour buses arrive from Khulna, and spend an hour in the adjacent archaeological museum.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20–30 for Bangladeshis, more for foreign visitors; easy-bike from town about ৳30–50
How to get to Sixty Dome Mosque
About 5 km west of Bagerhat town on the Khulna highway. An easy-bike or auto-rickshaw from the town bus stand takes about 15 minutes.
Bagerhat town is about 175 km from Dhaka, around 4 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Bagerhat guide.
Closed on Sundays; opens in the afternoon on Mondays.
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The single-domed 15th-century mausoleum of saint Khan Jahan Ali, overlooking a vast reservoir home to sacred marsh crocodiles.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; shoe storage donation roughly ৳10–20; easy-bike from town about ৳30
Photo: R4356th, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nine Dome Mosque নয় গম্বুজ মসজিদ
A compact square Sultanate mosque from the 15th century with nine low domes, set quietly beside the western bank of Thakur Dighi.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw or easy-bike from the shrine about ৳20
Photo: Monacosprodip, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chunakhola Mosque চুনাখোলা মসজিদ
A solitary 15th-century single-domed brick mosque rising amid open paddy fields, built in Khan Jahan's characteristic architectural style.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; easy-bike from the Sixty Dome Mosque gate about ৳20–30
Photo: Zeesan R Chowdhury, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kotka Wildlife Sanctuary কটকা অভয়ারণ্য
A coastal forest station in the eastern Sundarbans featuring watchtowers, spotted deer herds, muddy creeks, and a wild beach on the Bay of Bengal.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- A full day
- Cost
- Forest entry roughly ৳150–300 per day; overnight cruise packages from Mongla roughly ৳6,000–12,000 per person including boat, meals and permits