Building Name: | Shahi Mosque |
Location: | Chitral District |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
District: | Chitral |
Status: | Active |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Year Completed: | 1924 [1] |
Construction Cost: | 9 Lakh Rupees |
Capacity: | 20,000 |
Dome Quantity: | 3 [2] |
Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
Materials: | Red sandstone, marble |
The Shahi Mosque is the main mosque in the town of Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Chitral river adjacent to the Chitral Fort. It was the principal mosque of Chitral at the time of the existence of the State of Chitral.[3] [4] The mosque was built on the orders of the ruler Shuja ul-Mulk in 1924.[5] [6]