Mahabat Khan Mosque

De **Mahabat Khan Mosque** (Hindko and Urdu: مہابت خان مسجد) (Pashto: مهابت خان جومات), dem sam times spell am **Mohabbat Khan Mosque**, be a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque insyd Peshawar, Pakistan. Na dem build de mosque insyd 1630, wey dem name am after de Mughal governor of Peshawar, Mahabat Khān.Dem dey consider de mosque ein white marble façade e be one of Peshawar ein most iconic sights. 

## History

Na dem build de mosque between 1660 den 1670 by de Mughals, for what na be de highest point insyd de old city.

Na dem frequently dey use de minarets of de Mohabbat Khan Mosque were frequently used insyd Sikh times for hanging prisoners. Na dem dey hang five people per day from de minarets secof na dem ban 5 times Azan for prayer, as a substitute for de gallows. Dey follow de Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, na refugee tribal elders go congregate insyd de mosque so say dem go forge unity amongst Afghans against de Soviets.

## Layout

De mosque be 30,155 square feet for size. Ein open courtyard get a centrally-located ablution pool den a single row of rooms wey dey line de exterior walls.

## Architecture

De prayer hall dey occupy de west side. De hall be flanked by two tall minarets, wich ve divided into three sections. De façade of de prayer hall sanso be capped by 6 smaller decorative minarets wey dey flank de mosque ein 5 arched entryways, plus an additional 2 minarets wey dey flank de set of 6. De prayer hall be capped by 3 fluted domes. De roofline dey rise from de outer edges, towards de centre by a series of four small incremental height increases. De roofline be embellished plus chaw merlons. De top of de mosque ein white marble façade be capped by cavettos, anaa concave moulding.

5 arched portals dey offer entry into de main prayer hall. De central arch be de tallest, den dey feature cusped arches typical of de Mughal style. De central arch be flanked by two slightly shorter un-cusped arches, wey be designed insyd de Persian den Central Asian style. Dese arches be flanked by a smaller arch dem decorate insyd a similar style, den row of 7 small arched portals be found above de tip of each arch. De three central arched portals be embellished plus muqarnas above de row of 7 mini-arched portals, while de outermost arches instead be decorated plus *ghalib kari*, anaa a network of ribs dem make of stucco den plaster wey be applied to curved surfaces insyd de archways for decorative purposes. Archways into de mosque sanso be flanked by vegetal motifs along dema upper curves, wich unlike de green motifs for Badshahi Mosque, be multi-coloured.

Both de interior den exterior dey feature panels dem embellish plus floral motifs den Quranic calligraphy. De interior of de prayer hall be sheltered beneath de three low fluted domes wey ebe eloquently painted plus floral den geometric designs.

## Gallery

File:MohabbatKhanMosque.png
File:PeshawarMahabatKhanM.jpg|De minarets of de mosque feature cupolas den overhanging eaves
File:Flickr - boellstiftung - Altstadt Peshawar.jpg|Peshawar ein Jeweler ein Bazaar dey locate next to de mosque.
File:Masjid mahabat khan bin ali.jpg|A minaret of de mosque


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