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Historic Mosques of Bagerhat Get Conservation Grant

The Sixty Dome Mosque leads a list of Sultanate-era treasures receiving emergency restoration funds.

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Hafez Ahmed

Hafez Ahmed • 1 Jan 2 min read

Historic Mosques of Bagerhat Get Conservation Grant
The Sixty Dome Mosque — Photo: Daily Best News

BAGERHAT — The mosques of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, including the 15th-century Sixty Dome Mosque, will receive a major conservation grant to fight salt damage and waterlogging.

Archaeologists will document every dome and mihrab in 3D before restoration begins next dry season.

Local guides, who narrate the legend of Khan Jahan Ali to thousands of visitors, welcomed the news with sweets.

— Daily Best News Desk • Fearless in the search for truth

Reported by Hafez Ahmed • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].

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