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The mosque's ceiling is embellished with elegant red frescoes in geometrics and floral motifs. The mosque’s exterior was finished in white marble. The mosque's interior is decorated with Mughal frescoes. The prayer hall occupies the west side. The hall is flanked by two tall minarets, which are divided into three sections. [3]
Shah Jahan Mosque is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, Sindh. It was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. [23] [13] [24] [25] Mohabbat Khan Mosque: Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 14,000: 2,800 m 2 (30,000 sq ft) 1670s Mohabbat Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in ...
In the old city, located in inner-Peshawar, many historic monuments and bazaars exist in the 21st century, including the Mohabbat Khan Mosque, Kotla Mohsin Khan, Chowk Yadgar and the Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Due to the damage caused by rapid growth and development, the old walled city has been identified as an area that urgently requires ...
Tomb of Abu Muhammed Khan Kamboh, the Nawab of Meerut and a minister at the court of Aurangzeb, constructed in 1688. [1] Painting by T. C. Dibdin, c. 1850.. The Kamboh Nawabs of Meerut trace their ancestry from Shahbaz Khan Kamboh (c. 1529 –1599), a prominent Punjabi Muslim noble in the court of Akbar, through Nawab Mohabbat Khan Kamboh who is credited with the construction of Mohabbat Khan ...
Bestowed by Mohabbat Khan bin Ali Mardan Khan in 1630, the white-marble façade of the Mohabbat Khan Mosque is one of Peshawar's most iconic sights. Mughal suzerainty over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was partially established after Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire, invaded the region in 1505 CE via the Khyber Pass.
Bestowed by Mohabbat Khan bin Ali Mardan Khan in 1630, the white-marble façade of the Mohabbat Khan Mosque is one of Peshawar's most iconic sights. Mughal suzerainty over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was partially established after Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire, invaded the region in 1505 CE via the Khyber Pass.
10 May: Car bombing kills a journalist. 12 June: Double bombing in Khyber market area. 2012 - 15 December: Bacha Khan International Airport attack. 2013 21 June: Suicide bombing at Shia mosque in Gulshan Colony. 22 September: Double suicide bombing at a church. 29 September: Bombing at Qissa Khwani Bazaar. 2014 2 and 11 February: Cinema bombings.
The Walled City of Lahore, Badshahi Mosque, Wazir Khan Mosque, Tomb of Jahangir and Nur Jahan, Tomb of Asaf Khan, Chauburji and other major sites are visited by tourists each year. Rawalpindi is a famous hill station stop for tourists. [27] The Pharwala Fort, which was built by an ancient Hindu civilisation, is on the outskirts of the city.