Atia Mosque Tangail

Atia Mosque (Atia Mosque) is a historical structure about 400 years old 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 meters long and 12 meters 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. In addition to three entrances on the east side of the mosque, there are two more entrances on the north-south side. 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.

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 Patrail Bottala. Autorickshaw will charge 15 to 20 taka per person. Atiya Masjid can be reached from Battala by CNG, rickshaw or on foot.

Palli Vidyut and LGED have government rest houses for staying in Tangail. You can contact them. And if you want to spend the night in a hotel, you can stay at several quality hotels at the Nirala intersection of Tangail city.

Some of the notable hotels in Tangail are mentioned below: Palash House/ Night Gandha Residential Hotel, Al Faisal Hotel Residential, Hotel Sagar Residential, Afrin Hotel, SS Rest House, Sugandha Hotel, Nirala Hotel, Piasi Hotel, Hotel Kokshan, Hotel Aditya, Hotel Dream Touch, Shalbon Residential Hotel, Islamia Guest House, Bhai Bhai Guest House, Yamuna Resort Limited, Elenga Resort Limited Residential Hotels.

Tangail has a variety of quality hotels and restaurants for dining. Among these, Hotel Nirala located at Nirala Junction of the city is particularly famous. There are a few food hotels within walking distance of Nirala Mor.

Places around Atia Masjid : Apart from the traditional Atia Masjid, one can visit Kartia Zamindar Bari, Delduar Zamindar Bari, Maulana Bhasani Tomb and Museum and Maulana Bhasani University of Science and Technology in the near distance.