Pul-e Khishti Mosque

Pul-e Khishti Mosque
د خښتي پل جومات
The mosque in 1980
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kabul
Country	Afghanistan
Location of the mosque in Afghanistan
Interactive map of Pul-e Khishti Mosque
Coordinates	34°30′56″N 69°10′49″E / 34.51556°N 69.18028°E / 34.51556; 69.18028
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	18th century
Specifications
Dome	One
Minaret	One

The Pul-e Khishti Mosque (Dari: مجید پل خشتی) is the largest mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. Located in the center of old Kabul, the Pul-e Khishti Mosque can be identified by its large blue dome. The mosque originally was erected in the late 18th century, but was largely rebuilt under Zahir Shah in the late 1960s. It was damaged during fighting in the 1990s, and was fully restored by 2019.^[1]

Many Kabulis assert that the imam of this mosque for many years in the early part of the 20th century was an Englishman who had converted to Islam, and that the imam returned to England after relinquishing his position at the mosque.^[2]

Incidents

• 1970 Pul-e Khishti Mosque protest
• On 6 April 2022, there was a grenade attack in the mosque that injured six people.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Postcard of Pul-e Khishti, c. 1960s
• 
  Kabul, c. 1979, with the mosque in the background

See also

• Islam portal
• Afghanistan portal

• Islam in Afghanistan
• List of mosques in Afghanistan

References

1. "Reconstruction of Pul-e Khishti Mosque to be Completed". MUDL. 2019.
2. Girardet, Edward; Jonathan Walter, eds. (1998). Afghanistan. Geneva: CROSSLINES Communications, Ltd. p. 291.
3. "Hand grenade wounds at least six in Kabul mosque". Al Arabiya English. April 6, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

External links

Media related to Pul-e Khishti Mosque at Wikimedia Commons