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Mosque of Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora

SindhMosqueProtected
This mosque is located in Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora graveyard, Nawab Shah. It is rectangular in plan and measures 16.40x7.20x8m. It is made up of burnt bricks, mud mortar, lime mortar, perforated screens, mud bricks and lime pilaster. There are three ornamented arched doorways at eastern side. Mosque has the remains of octagonal drum in the center and other two domes are vanished completely. Internally prayer hall is divided into three chambers through arched bays. Mehrab is decorated with floral and geometric embossed work. The mosque is associated to Kalhora period of Historic Sindh (1700-1783 CE).
Record ID
6511
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Shaheed Benazirabad
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Mosque
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
26.54722, 68.06889 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Shah, S. S. Ali. (2002). Nawab Shah: The Lost Glory. Indus Publications, Karachi.

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