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Sunehri Masjid Peshawar In 1963

Sunehri Mosque is a mosque and is located in North-West Frontier


Province, Pakistan. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 351
metres. Variant forms of spelling for Sunehri Masjid or in other
languages: Sonhari Masjid (en), Sunhri Masjid
The Sunheri Masjid is located in the peshawar, north west frontier
province, Pakistan. The architect of the mosque was Nawab Syed
Bhikari Khan.
The Mosque, which was built in 1963 , is situated in the sadder
Bazaar. The mosque reflects influences of Sikh architecture and
is elevated on a higher plinth, surrounded by old bazaars. It has a
gateway, which measures 21.3 metres in length and a courtyard
that measures 161.5 by 160.6 metres (530 ft 527 ft). Four lofty
minarets stand at the four corners of the mosque, each with an
outer circumference of 20 metres (66 ft), soaring up to 54 metres
(177 ft). Elevation, 359 m (1,178 ft). Highest elevation, 450 m
(1,480 ft) . Peshawar's Sunehri Mosque dates from the Mughal
era

Sunehri Masjid (Red Fort)

Architecture
The mosque has a main prayer hall and two minarets. The central
arch of the mosque bears an inscription about the builder of the
mosque

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