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Mosque of Khanpur ,
Sirhind FatehgarhSahib Punjab
#Punjab #PunjabHeritage #Heritage
This building was built in the 17th century AD for offering Namaz prayers.
It is located 2 km from Sirhind railway station in the fields of Khanpur.
The mosque was built during the late medieval era. It is one of the oldest mosques in the town.
It is a single-storey rectangular structure consisting of pointed arches. It has a dome surmounted by an inverted lotus and supported on an octagonal drum. There are niches on the outer wall surface.
The structure is in #ruins.
#Heritage #Punjab #Ruins #PunjabGovt
The building is built of lakhauri bricks and lime mortar. It is coated with lime plaster.
Published Reference :
W.H. McLeod University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-56085-4.
Name :
Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism.
Year : 1990
Published/Unpublished : Published
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