For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

The Grand Jamia Mosque (Urdu: گرینڈ جامع مسجد, romanized: graiṇḍ jāmi' masjid), is a cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. When completed, the complex will include a mosque with the capacity to accommodate 800,000 worshippers at a time, making it Pakistan's largest and the world's third-largest mosque according to capacity.[1][2]

Design

The design is a blend of Mughal and Persian architecture.[1] An area of 20 hectares (50 acres) at the top of a 18-metre (60 ft) hill was selected so that the mosque would be visible from some distance away. The design includes a 99-metre (325 ft) single-monument minaret.[3][4] The Mosque contains 150 domes in total.[2]The height of the largest single dome is 75 metres (246 ft). 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.

  • Under construction in 2020
    Under construction in 2020
  • The mosque in 2022
    The mosque in 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Jamia Masjid". January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ullah, Rafi (May 7, 2020). "World's Third-Largest Mosque". Architectural times. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bahria breaks ground on world's third largest mosque". The Express Tribune. January 6, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Karachi: Foundation stone of world's third largest mosque laid | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Foundation of Grand Jamia Masjid laid in Karachi - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "World's third biggest mosque will be constructed in Karachi". The Nation. January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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