Abbasi Mosque
Appearance
Abbasi Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Punjab |
Leadership | Nawab Bahawal Khan |
Location | |
Location | Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, Punjab |
Country | Pakistan |
Geographic coordinates | 28°46′3″N 71°20′13″E / 28.76750°N 71.33694°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Date established | 1849 [1] |
Abbasi Mosque is a mosque located close to Derawar Fort in Yazman Tehsil, within the Cholistan Desert in Bahawalpur District, Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] It has a capacity to hold 10,000 worshippers.[3]
History
[edit]Abbasi Mosque was built by Nawab Bahawal Khan in 1849.[1] It was built like the Shah Jahani Masjid in Delhi, using the same construction materials.[4]
Architecture
[edit]Abbasi Mosque features a 16-feet-wide, 128-feet-long hall, three domes, and two minarets.[4] Historically, the main entrance housed servants' quarters and the lower portion comprised a hostel and a library.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Built by Nawab Bahawal Khan in 1849". Dawn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Desk, Interactive (10 January 2016). "9 historical Pakistani mosques that will transport you to another time". Dawn.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "چولستان میں جامعہ مسجد عباسیہ اپنی پوری شان و شوکت کے ساتھ موجود".
- ^ a b c "جامعہ عباسیہ شاہی مسجد چولستان کے ماتھے کا جھومر". Dunya News.
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