Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Shaheed Benazirabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This mosque is located in Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora graveyard, Nawab Shah. It is rectangular in plan and measures 16.40x7.20x8m. It is made up of burnt bricks, mud mortar, lime mortar, perforated screens, mud bricks and lime pilaster. There are three ornamented arched doorways at eastern side. Mosque has the remains of octagonal drum in the center and other two domes are vanished completely. Internally prayer hall is divided into three chambers through arched bays. Mehrab is decorated with floral and geometric embossed work. The mosque is associated to Kalhora period of Historic Sindh (1700-1783 CE).
Latitude: 26.547222222
Longitude: 68.068888889
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Nawab Shah: The Lost Glory
Published In: Indus Publications, Karachi
Year of Publication: 2002
Bibliography/Reference: Shah, S. S. Ali
