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[1]Fauti Masjid is a historic mosque located in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. The mosque is one of the largest in the town of Kumarpur and Murshidabad district. According to historical records, the mosque was built by Nawab Sarfaraz Khan in a single night, although it is said that the Nawab procured the artisans for a while where the mater part was called one day.

The mosque is approximately 135 feet long and 38 feet broad. The story goes that before the completion of the mosque, the Nawab passed away or became ‘Faut’ in a fight with Nawab Alidi Khan, hence the mosque was renamed Fauti Mosque.

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The Fauti Masjid is located about 3 quarters of a mile away from the grand and famous Hazarduari Palace. The mosque is said to have been built in a single night, although the authenticity of this claim is unclear.

The mosque is one of the largest in the town of Kumarpur and Murshidabad district.
Français : La mosquée de Fauti (ou mosquée Phuti) est une mosquée située à Kumarpur, dans le bloc district de Murshidabad, dans le Bengale occidental, en Inde. Elle a été construite par Nawab Sarfaraz Khan en 1740. Il s'agit d'une mosquée historiqu, l'une des plus grandes de la ville de Kumarpur et du district de Murshidabad. Selon les archives historiques, la mosquée a été construite par le Nawab Sarfaraz Khan en une seule nuit, bien qu'il soit dit que le Nawab a procuré les artisans pendant un certain temps où la partie matérielle était appelée un jour.

La mosquée mesure environ 41 mètres de long et 13 m de large. L'histoire raconte qu'avant l'achèvement de la mosquée, le Nawab est décédé ou est devenu « Faut » lors d'un combat avec le Nawab Alidi Khan, ce qui explique que la mosquée ait été rebaptisée mosquée de Fauti.

Faits intéressants : La mosquée est située à environ trois quarts de mile du grand et célèbre palais Hazarduari.

On dit que la mosquée a été construite en une seule nuit, bien que l'authenticité de cette affirmation ne soit pas claire.
Wikidata has entry Fauti Mosque (Q5438372) with data related to this item.
Object location24° 11′ 09.5″ N, 88° 16′ 49.8″ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Camera location24° 11′ 06.39″ N, 88° 16′ 52.43″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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