Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Peshawar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: The Peshawar city is adorned with a number of historical as well as modern-era mosques, situated in almost every corner of the city. The mosque in situated near Nothia, a busy market area in the cantonment. While there is not much recorded history of the mosque available, the plaque on the inside and the imam (the man who leads the prayer and is in charge of the mosque) explain that the first brick was laid in 1942. However, construction efforts halted till they began again in 1962, and finished in 1992.
Latitude: 33.998500000
Longitude: 71.540300000
Ownership: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Peshawar: Historic City of the Frontier
Published In: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore
Year of Publication: 1995
Bibliography/Reference: Dani, Ahmed Hassan
