Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Islamabad
District: Islamabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: A mosque measuring 10m x 5m with surviving height of 5m located close to Pharwala fort. It is rectangular in plan with three entrances provided through rectangular doors in its eastern wall. The mosque has been constructed in limestone with lime mortar plaster from inside. The facade and the interior have recessed decorative panels with pointed arches in small sized burnt bricks. There were three mihrabs in each portion of the mosque in which the central one was for daily prayers while the other two seems to have been carved out for symmetrical purposes and decoration. Rounded domes have been constructed in burnt bricks on the main prayer chamber.
Latitude: 33.658408423
Longitude: 73.286462881
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Remains and Monuments of Islamabad Capital Territory and District Rawalpindi
Published In: Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 33, No. 2, Dec 2010
Year of Publication: 2010
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al
