Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Jacobabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: This mosque is located in village and deh Zangipur, taluka Thul, district Jacobabad. Dil Murad Railway Station is about 4 km in south-east, Thul Town is 24 km in west. Main entrance is on eastern side with three wooden doors, there are several rectangular and arch panels having geometrical pattern, blue glaze tiles on eastern side. Northern, southern and western sides have three rows of rectangular panels, top row have five horizontal rectangular panels while lower two rows have fine vertical rectangular panel having arch panel in each row. There are three semicircular domes with finials, central dome is larger then other domes. Domes rests on octagonal drum. There is a series of battlement. Eastern wall has four turrets with finials. Mosque is decorated with rectangular and arch panels, turrets, finials, battlements, and mirror work. There are three rooms in the mosque. It measures 24 m EW, 15.85 m, NS and height 16 m. Internally, western wall has a Mehrab having blue glaze tiles and Persian inscription, there is one blind arch on each side of Mehrab. Prayer hall and domes are decorated with multicolor paintings. Central dome has twelve arches on upper portion and six on lower portion. Central dome has mirror work. There are four open ventilators and four closed ventilators. Prayer hall is divided into three portions. Northern and southern walls have two blind arches and a niche or door. Eastern wall has two blind arches and doors. Eastern room have niches, doors, blind arches and ventilators.
Latitude: 28.295833333
Longitude: 68.548611111
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001)
Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums
Year of Publication: 1995-2001
Bibliography/Reference: Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.
