Grand Jamia Mosque
Persian[1]
Chinese[1]
Turkish[1]Grand Jamia Mosque (Urdu: گرینڈ جامع مسجد, romanized: graiṇḍ jāmi' masjid), is a cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan. When completed, the complex will include what would be Pakistan's largest and the world's third-largest mosque according to capacity.[2] The mosque will be able to accommodate 800,000 worshippers at a time.[1]
Design
The design is a blend of Mughal and Persian architecture.[2] An area of 50 acres (20 ha) at the top of a 60 ft (18 m) hill was selected so that the mosque would be visible from miles away. The design includes a 325 ft (99 m) single-monument minaret.[3][4] The Mosque contains 150 domes in total.[1] Height of the largest single dome is 75 meters. High quality beige-coloured marble from Balochistan is used in the construction. The complex will be surrounded by large gardens surrounded by arch-shaped walls on all four sides.[5][6]
The mosque will have fountains within the courtyard. To protect worshippers from the sun, the courtyard will have automated umbrellas similar in design to the ones in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.
Gallery
- Grand Mosque Bahria Town Karachi
- Grand Mosque
See also
- List of largest mosques
- Islamic architecture
- Architecture of Pakistan
- List of mosques in Pakistan
- Wazir Khan Mosque
- Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ullah, Rafi (2020-05-07). "World's Third-Largest Mosque". Architectural times. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b c "Groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Jamia Masjid". 2015-01-07. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Bahria breaks ground on world's third largest mosque". The Express Tribune. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Karachi: Foundation stone of world's third largest mosque laid | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Foundation of Grand Jamia Masjid laid in Karachi - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "World's third biggest mosque will be constructed in Karachi". The Nation. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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