The history states that Ismail Adil Shah in 1560 AD, built over 27 mosques in Goa, out of which only a few are remaining. One of them is Surla Taar, placed in Surla village. While Surla is the village, Taar means the ferry point of the village. This mosque is quite close to the old ferry point. Though the very structure of the mosque doesn’t look too old but a water tank, made in the front tells the history. Another attraction, this water tank has four steps on all its sides and has beautiful Mihrab arched architecture, all around its boundary. It was declared as a ‘Protected Site’, by the Department of Archives and Archaeology, a few years back.