Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Punjab
District: Rawalpindi
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: The ancient mosque is located near Khurram Paracha Village in Taxila tehsil inside the Giri Complex of Monuments. Emperor Ghauri is credited for constructing this mosque in early 13th century CE. It is located in the Giri Complex of monuments in Khurrum Paracha village near Taxila. Giri Mosque is a rectangular in plan roughly measures 10x6 meters and oriented from east to west. Prayer hall roughly measures 6x5 meters. The mosque simple one room structure with not much decorations and embellishments. According to local legend, Emperor Ghauri, while crossing this area camped at this site where he constructed this mosque. Some sources also claim that this mosque was originally a Hindu temple, which was later converted to a mosque. A roughly square prayer chamber with fluted dome raised on round drum with four sunken domlets and pointed finial is visible. Interiorly mosque has simple Mehrab designed with pointed arch and squinches have been provided around the drum interior.
Latitude: 33.728533192
Longitude: 72.882661159
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Miscellaneous
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
