Ilyasi Masjid is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

located in

Abbottabad District Abbottabad District () is a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to ...

, Pakistan.

History

The mosque was built in 1932. According to a research by professors of

Bahauddin Zakaria University Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its main campus in Multan, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is the 2nd largest university in Punjab. It was renamed i ...

, this mosque was built in 1932 on top of a stream coming out of the mountain. According to the research paper, it is the oldest and largest mosque in

Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

city. According to the mosque administration, there is a capacity of about 10,000 worshippers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilyasi Masjid Abbottabad District Mosques in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1932 establishments in British India 20th-century mosques