Heritage record
Mahabat Khan Mosque
Khyber PakhtunkhwaMosqueProtected
One of the finest mosques in Peshawar, built in 1630 by Mahabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It was renovated in 1898. It is spread over an area of 2800 sq.m. It`s open courtyard has an ablution pool in the middle and a single row of rooms around the sides. The prayer hall occupies the west side flanked by two tall minarets, which were frequently used for hanging prisoners during the Sikh period. Both the interior and exterior panels are embellished with floral motifs and Quranic calligraphy. Interior of the prayer hall is sheltered beneath three low fluted domes and is eloquently painted with floral and geometric designs.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 4399
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Peshawar
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 34.01000, 71.57340 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Azeem, Abdul. (2020). Preliminary Report on Survey of Heritage Sites and Monuments along the Grand Trunk Road from Peshawar to Lahore. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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