Sapalbandi Mosque's spellbinding woodwork a source of attraction for tourists
The roof, mihrab and pillars of the mosque are made of cedar wood from the forests of Swat.
(Web Desk) - The Sapalbandi Mosque in Swat was built 300 years ago by the Yousafzai tribe. The mosque is majorly made of wood and still survives to this day depicting the heritage of the locals.
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The most significant and attractive feature of the mosque is its intricately detailed woodwork due to which tourists from areas far off in Pakistan come to visit the mosque. The richly detailed engraving in the wood used in the construction of the mosque is proof of the skill of the craftsmen that built this mosque.
The mosque is the only one for the village s 2000 people. The mosque also serves as a community meeting centre for the people of the village.
The roof, mihrab and pillars of the mosque are made of cedar wood from the forests of Swat. The fact that the wood is from trees that grew from the soil of Swat three hundred years back adds to the historical importance of the mosque.
The engravements and decorations on the wood used in the mosque have been done according to the local style, called the Swati style, and is an example of Pakhtun craftsmanship. A visitor to the mosque told Dunya News that the mosque had been beautifully made and the engraving done on the wood is praiseworthy.
