The tomb
A white building with a red dome.
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The Khan Jahan Ali Mazar is the shrine of the commander and saint who founded the historic town of Bagerhat in southwest Bangladesh, the town whose Sixty Dome Mosque is on the UNESCO list. Khan Jahan Ali received a forest area near the Sundarbans from Sultan Mahmud Shah of Bengal and led his followers in turning it into farmland and settlements. They built embankments along the streams to keep saltwater out, dug hundreds of water tanks known as dighis, and he built many mosques, schools, roads and bridges. The area came to be known as Khalifatabad. The shrine is a square white building under a large red dome, inside a red wall with an arched gateway. A small single-domed mosque is attached to the tomb, and nearby lies a large water tank called Thakur Dighi, with quiet banks around it. The shrine is a place of worship, so dress modestly, take off your shoes and follow the attendants' instructions. It is about 2.3 km in a straight line from the Sixty Dome Mosque, so see both in one visit.
A white building with a red dome.
A small single-domed mosque.
A large water tank near the shrine.
Bagerhat, Khulna Division, Bangladesh
A commander and saint who turned forest near the Sundarbans into settlements and founded Bagerhat.
Modest dress, shoes off, and following the attendants' instructions.