Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Thatta
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 17th Century CE
Description: This mosque is situated in the outskirt of Thatta city, this old brick mosque is also known as Amir Khusro Khan`s Mosque after the name of its builder, Amir Khusro Khan Charkas. It was completed in 1688 CE. It measures 30 x 13.1 m and has three bays surmounted by one large and two small domes. Despite very bad state of preservation, it still retains some very fine coloured tile work. Its Mehrab is built with stone with most delicate tracery, a superb piece of work.
Latitude: 24.738802778
Longitude: 67.930941667
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
