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]
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
- ^ a b "Built by Nawab Bahawal Khan in 1849". Dawn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "9 historical Pakistani mosques that will transport you to another time". Dawn. 10 January 2016.
- ^ "چولستان میں جامعہ مسجد عباسیہ اپنی پوری شان و شوکت کے ساتھ موجود". sunotv.com.
- ^ a b c "جامعہ عباسیہ شاہی مسجد چولستان کے ماتھے کا جھومر". Dunya News.
External links
Media related to Abbasi Mosque, Bahawalpur at Wikimedia Commons
