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Mahabat
Khan
Mosque a
beautiful
mosque
and
a
master
peace
of
Muslim
architecture,
Mahabat
Khan
Mosque
Is
most
popular
for
new
comers
in
peshawar,
and
attracts
tourist,
every
year
many
tourists
come
to
see
it.
Mohabbat
Khan
Mosque,
is
17th-century Mughal-era
mosque
in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The
mosque
was
built
in
1630,
and
named
after
the
Mughal
governor
of Peshawar,
Nawab Mahabat
Khan
bin
Ali
Mardan
Khan,
known
alternatively
as Mahabat
Khan and Ali
Mardan
Khan.
The
mosque's
white
marble
façade
is
considered
to
be
one
of
Peshawar's
most
iconic
sights.
The
mosque
was
built
between
1660
and
1670,
on
what
was
the
highest
point
in
the
old
city.
substitute
for
the
gallows.
Following
the Soviet
invasion
of
Afghanistan,
refugee
tribal
elders
would
congregate
in
the
mosque
in
order
to
forge
unity
amongst
Afghans
against
the
Soviets.
The
mosque
is
30,155
square
feet
in
size. Its
open
courtyard
has
a
centrally-located
ablution
pool
and
a
single
row
of
rooms
lining
the
exterior
walls.
The
prayer
hall
occupies
the
west
side.
The
hall
is
flanked
by
two
tall
minarets,
which
are
divided
into
three
sections.The
façade
of
the
prayer
hall
is
also
capped
by
6
smaller
decorative
minarets
that
flank
the
mosque's
5
arched
entryways,
with
an
additional
2
minarets
flanking
the
set
of
6.
The
prayer
hall
is
capped
by
3
fluted
domes.
The
roofline
rises
from
the
outer
edges,
towards
the
centre
by
a
series
of
four
small
incremental
height
increases.
The
roofline
is
embellished
with
numerous merlons.
The
top
of
the
mosque's
white
marble
façade
is
capped
by cavettos,
or
concave
moulding.
Five
arched
portals
offer
entry
into
the
main
prayer
hall.
The
central
arch
is
the
tallest,
and
features
cusped
arches
typical
of
the
Mughal
style.
The
central
arch
is
flanked
by
two
slightly
shorter
un-cusped
arches,
that
are
designed
in
the
Persian
and
Central
Asian
style.
These
arches
are
flanked
by
a
smaller
arch
decorated
in
a
similar
style,
and
row
of
seven
small
arched
portals
are
found
above
the
tip
of
each
arch.
The
three
central
arched
portals
are
embellished
with muqarnas above
the
row
of
seven
mini-arched
portals,
while
the
outermost
arches
are
instead
decorated
with ghalib
kari,
or
a
network
of
ribs
made
of
stucco
and
plaster
that
are
applied
to
curved
surfaces
in
the
archways
for
decorative
purposes.
Archways
into
the
mosque
are
also
flanked
by
vegetal
motifs
along
their
upper
curves,
which
unlike
the
green
motifs
at Badshahi
Mosque,
are
multi-coloured.
Arcitecture
show
touch
of
Persia
in
particular,
had
a
strong
regional
style
which
was
heavily
influenced
by
Persian
architectural
styles.and
also
show
turkish
arcitecture
style
.
Earlier
mosques,
such
as
the Wazir
Khan
Mosque,
were
adorned.
Mosque
is
so
bea
Both
the
interior
and
exterior
feature
panels
embellished
with
floral
motifs
and
Quranic
calligraphy. The
interior
of
the
prayer
hall
is
sheltered
beneath
the
three
low
fluted
domes
and
is
eloquently
painted
with
floral
and
geometric
designs.
