The Pathar Mosque, known locally as ''Naev Masheed'' ( Kashmiri: / ˈnəw ˌməʃiːd̪ /), is a Mughal era

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located in the old city of

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, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,

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. It is located on the left bank of the River

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, just opposite the shrine of

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. The mosque structure is a

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History

The mosque was built by Mughal Empress

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, the wife of emperor

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, in 1623. Soon after its construction, the mosque was declared unfit for prayers and was used instead for non-religious purposes. The structure was reconverted into a mosque in the early 1930s.

Architecture

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. 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.

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* 17th-century mosques in India Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir Mosques in Srinagar Mosques completed in the 1620s Mughal mosques Religious buildings and structures completed in 1623 {{India-mosque-stub

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