Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Tharparkar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: About 7 km north-west of Nagarparkar and close to the foot of rocky hills which encircles the Parkar peninsula for 40 km in circumference is a small 3 domed mosque known as Bhudesar Mosque which was built by Alauddin in CE 1449 under the order of Muhammad Shah. The mosque having two inscriptions is considered as one of the earliest mosques of Pakistan. the mosque which measures 50x6 by 46-6; is enclosed by compound wall, 2-10 high, with the entrance from its eastern side. The chamber is supported by marble pillars and stone beams. the remaining structure of the mosque including the boundary wall is of local dressed sandy lime stone.
Latitude: 24.390938038
Longitude: 71.034958357
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
