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Ilyasi Masjid
Ilyasi Masjid, Abbottabad's oldest and largest mosque, built in 1932 over a mountain stream.
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Ilyasi Masjid in Abbottabad was built in 1932 over a stream that flows out of the mountain. It is the oldest and largest mosque in the city, holding about 10,000 worshippers.
Why go
- ✦Built in 1932 over a mountain stream
- ✦Abbottabad's largest mosque
- ✦Room for about 10,000 worshippers
How to Reach
In Abbottabad, by road.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, Year-round.
Getting there, In Abbottabad, by road.
Allow, Under an hour.
What to Do
◆See the stream running beneath the mosque
◆Visit outside prayer times
◆Combine with Abbottabad and the Galiyat
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Ilyasi Masjid, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Ilyasi Masjid) is published yet.

