Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Islamabad
District: Islamabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: The mosque is square in plan, measuring 4.27m x 4.27m. It is built of dressed lime stone blocks laid in lime mortar. Walls are 0.60 m thick. Access to the chamber is provided through eastern side, which is 1.07m wide, an enclave measuring 0.3048 sq. m for lamp is provided in the northern wall. The prayer chamber has a shallow mihrab of 1.83x0.60m in the western wall. The squinches and the arch of the mihrab was constructed with burnt bricks, measuring 2.44x1.83x0.609m.
Latitude: 33.723556000
Longitude: 72.894883000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Remains of Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi District
Published In: Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 35, No. 1, July 2012
Year of Publication: 2012
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al
