Pathar Mosque

Pathar Mosque
Pathar Mosque
	The mosque façade in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque (1620s); Profane use (1630s–1930); Mosque (since 1931);
Status	Active
Location
Location	Old Srinagar, Srinagar District, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
Country	India
	Location of the mosque in Jammu and Kashmir
Geographic coordinates	34°05′31″N 74°48′21″E / 34.09194°N 74.80583°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Malik Hyde
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Mughal
Founder	Noor Jehan
Completed	1623
Specifications
Length	55 m (180 ft)
Width	16 m (51 ft)
Materials	Stone
Monument of National Importance
Official name	Pathar Masjid
Reference no.	N-JK-34

The Pathar Mosque, known locally as Naev Masheed (Kashmiri: / ˈnəw ˌməʃiːd̪ /), is a Mughal era stone mosque located in the old city of Srinagar, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the left bank of the River Jhelum, just opposite the shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula.^[1] The mosque structure is a Monument of National Importance.^[2]

History

The mosque was built by Mughal Empress Noor Jehan, the wife of emperor Jehangir, in 1623.^[3] Soon after its construction, the mosque was declared unfit for prayers and was used instead for non-religious purposes.^[4] The structure was reconverted into a mosque in the early 1930s.^[a]

Architecture

The mosque has some distinct features that separate it from the rest of the mosques in the Kashmir Valley. Unlike other mosques, it does not have the traditional pyramidal roof. Furthermore, the mosque has nine mehraabs (arches), with the central one being larger than the others.^[5]^[6]