Attributed to the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah, this nine-domed mosque in Boalmari stands along an old trade route linked to Sher Shah Suri. Four stone columns divide the square interior into nine bays, each roofed by a low dome. After centuries buried under jungle it was rediscovered in the early 20th century and later repaired by the archaeology department. Few travellers make the detour off the highway, so you will usually have the brick courtyard to yourself.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus to Boalmari junction roughly ৳60, easy-bike about ৳30
How to get to Satair Mosque
In Boalmari upazila, about 30 km south-west of Faridpur. Buses to Boalmari drop at Satair road junction in 50 minutes; an easy-bike takes 10 minutes to the mosque.
Faridpur town is about 115 km from Dhaka, around 2.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Faridpur guide.
More to see in Faridpur
Photo: Sakib8785, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jasimuddin Homestead and Museum পল্লীকবি জসীম উদ্দীনের বাড়ি
The ancestral home and riverside memorial museum of poet Jasimuddin, where his grave lies shaded by a pomegranate tree.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Museum entry roughly ৳20 for locals; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳50–80
Photo: Rakibul Islam Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mathurapur Deul মথুরাপুর দেউল
A 17th-century dodecagonal terracotta tower rising over twenty metres high, carved with scenes from the Ramayana.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus from Faridpur to Madhukhali roughly ৳50, local auto about ৳30
Photo: Md Ferdous Hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pathrail Mosque পাথরাইল মসজিদ
A ten-domed Sultanate brick mosque built around 1400 beside a wide dighi, with carved terracotta mihrabs.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus to Bhanga roughly ৳60, auto-rickshaw to the village about ৳100–150