Shahi Jamia Masjid, Gandhawa

The 18th-century royal mosque of Gandhawa, built under Mir Noori Naseer Khan, with three domes and two great minarets.

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The Shahi Jamia stands in the centre of Gandhawa in Jhal Magsi district, built in the time of Mir Noori Naseer Khan of Kalat in the 18th century. It is rectangular, with three semi-spherical domes on hexagonal drums, two huge minarets and a courtyard, and brick walls 1.5 to 2 metres thick entered by three great and four smaller arched doorways. Small windows in the drums light a prayer hall with an arched mihrab.

Why go

✦Built under Mir Noori Naseer Khan
✦Three domes and two great minarets
✦Walls up to 2 metres thick

How to Reach

In the centre of Gandhawa, Jhal Magsi district.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to February.

Getting there, In the centre of Gandhawa, Jhal Magsi district.

Allow, Half an hour.

What to Do

◆See the prayer hall and mihrab

◆Visit respectfully, outside prayer times

◆Combine with the tombs of Iltaz Khan and Moti-Gohram

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Shahi Jamia Masjid, Gandhawa, within 5 km.

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