AnwarabadA family archive · Chakwal

Rooted in Chakwal, Pakistan

A place.
A people.
A shared story.

Our family’s roots, remembered through the places, photographs and stories that bring us together.

Discover our story

From one generation
to the next.

The ivory domes, green doors and patterned tilework of Jamia Masjid Anwaar Hanfia, seen across its courtyard. View photograph
Jamia Masjid Anwaar HanfiaChakwal, Pakistan

Chakwal · Punjab · Pakistan

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01 / Our beginnings

At the heart
of Anwarabad.

A family story begins with the people and places we remember.

Anwarabad is named in honour of Anwar Khwaja, our great-grandfather: a spiritual man remembered by our family with love and respect.

According to family recollections, he built the mosque in the 1940s, and the surrounding community grew around it. It remains the starting point for the story we are gathering here.

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Our history is being collected through family memories. Dates and details will be refined as relatives share their recollections.

02 / Through our lens

Places we carry with us.

The architecture, quiet corners and small details held in our family photographs.

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The mosque’s domes and minarets framed by trees beneath a blue sky.View photograph
The mosque, across the courtyardAnother view of the mosque
A tree overlooking a grassy courtyard and a low building.View photograph
A courtyard in the shadeFrom the family collection
A tiled interior wall with Arabic calligraphy and an image of the Kaaba, beneath a ceiling fan.View photograph
Details withinFrom the family collection

03 / Still to come

More of our story to discover.

Our collection will grow with the memories and knowledge our family shares.

Satellite view available

A map of our roots

Explore a close satellite view of the mosque and its surroundings. Family landmarks and the stories behind them will follow.

See the map of our roots

Coming later

Memories across generations

A place for personal recollections, everyday moments and the stories our elders want to pass on.

Coming later

Our story in Urdu

Family-reviewed Urdu versions of our stories, so more relatives can read and enjoy the collection.

Coming later

Share a memory

A way for relatives to contribute a photograph, a story or a missing detail, helping us preserve our history together.

An archive taking shape

There is more to remember.

This is the beginning of our family collection. More photographs and stories will find a home here, one memory at a time.

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Full view of Jamia Masjid Anwaar Hanfia and its courtyard.
Jamia Masjid Anwaar Hanfia · Chakwal, Pakistan