Top 5 Largest Mosques in Pakistan
Let us have a cold look at the list of top five greatest mosques in Pakistan. The list is established in terms of space and accommodation.
5. Masjid-e-Tooba, Karachi
Masjid-e-Tooba or Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi, and is locally known as the Gol Masjid. It was built in 1969, and is often claimed to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world. The mosque is built with pure white marble. The dome is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter and is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The mosque is the 18th largest in the world with the central prayer hall having a capacity of 5,000 people.
4. Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
The Shah Jahan Mosque is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1647, during the reign of Mughal King Shah Jahan, as a gift to the people of Sindh for their hospitality. It is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from the town of Haala, Sindh. It has a total of 93 domes. It was built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking on one end of the dome can be heard from the other end when the speech exceeds 100 decibel.
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3. Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore
Grand Jamia Masjid is now third largest mosque of Pakistan. It is able to accommodate 25,000 worshipers indoors, even as the courtyard and hall leading to the primary halls of worship can accommodate a complete of 70,000 (source). The architecture is inspired by way of Badshahi Masjid, Lahore.
2. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Epitomizing the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.
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1. Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Located in the national capital city of Islamabad. The Faisal Mosque is the largest in South Asia and fourth largest in the world. The most famous mosques in Pakistan was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay to be shaped like a desert Bedouin’s tent, it completed in 1986. The Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan and named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the project. Unlike traditional masjid design, it lacks a dome. The minarets borrow their design from Turkish tradition and are thin and pencil like.
Originally published at trulypakistan.com on June 27, 2016.
