Shahi Mosque, Chitral

{{Short description|Mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}

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| building_name = Shahi Mosque
{{nq|شاہی مسجد}}

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| image = Shahi mosque, Chitral.jpg

| location = Chitral District

| coordinates = {{WikidataCoord|Q30642449|display=inline,title}}

| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam

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| province = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| district = Chitral

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| status = Active

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| architecture_type = mosque

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| year_completed = 1924 {{cite web|title=Built in 1924|url=http://www.pakistantoursguide.com/chitral.html|website=www.pakistantoursguide.com|accessdate=28 May 2018}}

| construction_cost = 9 Lakh Rupees

| capacity = 20,000

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| dome_quantity = 3 {{cite web |title=Three Domes and Two Minarets |url=https://www.croozi.com/shahi-masjid-chitral-kpk-pakistan |website=www.croozi.com |accessdate=19 June 2018}}

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| materials = Red sandstone, marble

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The Shahi Mosque is the main mosque in the town of Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Chitral river adjacent to the Chitral Fort. It was the principal mosque of Chitral at the time of the existence of the State of Chitral.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlVTAAAAYAAJ&q=shahi+masjid+chitral+main|title=Ismaili Mirror|last=|first=|date=1987|publisher=Pak Ismailia Publication|isbn=|location=|pages=15|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zn8I4qEew9oC&dq=shahi+masjid+chitral&pg=PA224|title=Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway|last=Singh|first=Sarina|date=2008|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=9781741045420|location=|pages=224|language=en}} The mosque was built on the orders of the ruler Shuja ul-Mulk in 1924.{{cite web|title=Built in 1924 by Shuja ul Mulk|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-shahi-masjid-chitral-built-in-1924-by-shujah-ul-mulk-then-the-mehta-116959865.html|website=www.alamy.com|accessdate=28 May 2018}}{{cite web |title=Mehtar of Chitral from 1895 to 1936 |url=http://www.dilkashpakistan.com/shahi-masjid-chitral-beautiful-pakistan/ |website=www.dilkashpakistan.com |accessdate=18 June 2018}}