Abbasi Mosque

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Abbasi Mosque
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District, Punjab
Country Pakistan
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Location in Pakistan
Geographic coordinates 28°46′3″N71°20′13″E / 28.76750°N 71.33694°E / 28.76750; 71.33694
Architecture
Type Mosque architecture
Founder Nawab Bahawal Khan
Completed1849
Specifications
Capacity10,000 worshippers
Length39 m (128 ft)
Width4.9 m (16 ft)
Dome(s)Three
Minaret(s)Two
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The Abbasi Mosque is a mosque located close to Derawar Fort in Yazman Tehsil, within the Cholistan Desert in Bahawalpur District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. [2] The mosque has a capacity to hold 10,000 worshippers. [3]

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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 4.9-metre-wide (16 ft), 39-metre-long (128 ft) 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "جامعہ عباسیہ شاہی مسجد چولستان کے ماتھے کا جھومر". Dunya News .

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