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]
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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 |
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Type | Mosque |
Date established | 1849 [1] |
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]
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