2-566: Pathar Mosque , known locally as Naev Masheed ( Kashmiri : / ˈnəw ˌməʃiːd̪ /), is a Mughal era stone mosque located in the old city of Srinagar , in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir . It is located on the left bank of the River Jhelum , just opposite the shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula . It was built by Mughal Empress Noor Jehan , the wife of emperor Jehangir , in 1623, for Shi’a Muslim Population. Soon after its construction,
4-492: The mosque was declared unfit for prayers and was used instead for non-religious purposes. The structure was reconverted into a mosque in the early 1930s. The mosque has some distinct features that separate it from the rest of the mosques in the Kashmir Valley . Unlike other mosques, it does not have the traditional pyramidal roof. Furthermore, the mosque has nine mehraabs (arches), with the central one being larger than
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