Akhund Mullah Shah Mosque
Mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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The Akhund Mullah Shah Masjid, also known as the Akhoon Mullah Masjid, the Dara Shikoh Masjid, and the Mala Shah Mashid,[1] is a former mosque, now in partial ruins, located in Kashmiri, Srinagar, in the Srinagar District, Kashmir Valley, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The former mosque structure is a Monument of National Importance.[2]
AffiliationIslam (former)
StatusInactive;
(partial ruinous state)
(partial ruinous state)
LocationSrinagar, Srinagar District, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
| Akhund Mullah Shah Mosque | |
|---|---|
Ruins of the former mosque in 2016 | |
  Location of the former mosque in Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Mosque (former) | |
| Status | Inactive; (partial ruinous state) |
| Location | |
| Location | Srinagar, Srinagar District, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 34°06′13″N 74°49′02″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Mughal |
| Founder | Dara Shikoh |
| Completed | 1649 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Three (maybe more) |
| Materials | Grey limestone |
Official name | Akhund Mulla Shah's Mosque |
| Reference no. | N-JK-38 |
The mosque was built by Dara Shikoh in 1649 for his spiritual mentor[3] and is a mosque inside a mosque. The prime sanctuary is entirely separated from the main building through a courtyard that surrounds it. There is a stone lotus that crowns the podium of the mosque.[4]
Gallery
Mosque remnants in 2016
Window with Jaali work and floral motifs
