Abbasi Mosque

Abbasi Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvincePunjab
LeadershipNawab Bahawal Khan
Location
LocationYazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, Punjab
CountryPakistan
Abbasi Mosque is located in Pakistan
Abbasi Mosque
Location in Pakistan
Geographic coordinates28°46′3″N 71°20′13″E / 28.76750°N 71.33694°E / 28.76750; 71.33694
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established1849 [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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Built by Nawab Bahawal Khan in 1849". Dawn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "9 historical Pakistani mosques that will transport you to another time". Dawn. 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "چولستان میں جامعہ مسجد عباسیہ اپنی پوری شان و شوکت کے ساتھ موجود". sunotv.com.
  4. ^ a b c "جامعہ عباسیہ شاہی مسجد چولستان کے ماتھے کا جھومر". Dunya News.

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