Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Punjab
District: Attock
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: A mosque, locally known as Paracha mosque, constructed by Muhammad Paracha Sawal, a resident of Attock, belongs to Mughal period. The mosque is rectangular in plan and externally measured 16.5x6m, a number of graves occupied the front and eastern half of the courtyard. The facade of the prayer chamber is pierced by three arched entrances. Floor of the prayer hall is plastered with cement having mat in rectangular musallah. The true fresco paintings decorated the interior and exterior of a mosque, the prominent flower plants show no vases are the crossbreed plant.
Latitude: 33.890204806
Longitude: 72.233020194
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Malahi Tola Mosque at Attock: History and Architecture
Published In: Unpublished M.Phil. thesis: TIAC, QAU, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2014
Bibliography/Reference: Naz, Fozia
