Rakheel Shah Masjid, Fatehpur

The great 19th-century mosque of Fatehpur in Jhal Magsi, with three domes, two tall minarets and thick brick walls.

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This was the main congregational mosque of Fatehpur tehsil in Jhal Magsi, built in the time of Syed Rakheel Shah in the 19th century. It is rectangular, with three semi-spherical domes on hexagonal drums, two huge minarets and a courtyard, and its brick walls, five to six feet thick, are pierced by two great and three smaller arched entrances. Small windows in the drums light the interior, which is decorated with geometric designs, and the floor is laid with blue tiles.

Why go

✦Three domes and two great minarets
✦Walls five to six feet thick
✦A floor of blue tiles

How to Reach

At Fatehpur, Jhal Magsi district.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to February; summer on the Kachhi plain is extremely hot.

Getting there, At Fatehpur, Jhal Magsi district.

Allow, Half an hour.

What to Do

◆See the facade and minarets

◆Visit respectfully, outside prayer times

◆Combine with the shrine of Rakheel Shah next to it

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Rakheel Shah Masjid, Fatehpur, within 5 km.

Shrine of Rakheel Shah, Fatehpur

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Shahi Jamia Masjid, Gandhawa

~5 km from Rakheel Shah Masjid, Fatehpur