Mosques in Pakistan
Mosques in Pakistan
MOSQUES IN PAKISTAN
In what year was the Badshahi Mosque built?
1673
It is3rdthelargest mosque
In 1947, Pakistan uplifted the Badshahi Mosque and citadel Lahore as symbols of the
state.
Opened : 1673
Height : 69 m
Number of minarets : 8
Allama Iqbal
Near the entrance of the Badshahi mosque lies the Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
Lahore
In 1947, Pakistan uplifted the Badshahi Mosque and citadel Lahore as symbols of the
state.
Opened : 1673
Height : 69 m
Number of minarets : 8
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Lahore
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th -century mosque located in the city of Lahore .
The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Opened: 1642
17th
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore .
The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Opened: 1642
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Lahore
Agra
Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid & Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
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Name the architect who designed the Shah Faisal Masjid, located in Islamabad?
Name the architect who designed the Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad?
Vedat Dalokay
Completed in 1986,
On 18th June 1988 the first prayer was held in the Faisal mosque
1986
Saudia
The mosque was built by a Saudi King named King Faisal who gifted it in recognition of
friendship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
On 18th June 1988 the first prayer was held in the Faisal mosque
Completed in 1986,
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Thatta
The Shah Jahan Mosque is also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta .
Shah Jahan
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The Twenty-sixth (26th) Amendment was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan
on May 13 in which year?
2019
The 26th amendment was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 May
2019 .
This amendment increased the number of seats for the ex-FATA region in the
National and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.
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Where is the largest mosque in Pakistan and the third largest mosque in the world?
Karachi
Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi also known as Bahria Town Jamia Masjid Complex is a
cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan.
When completed, the complex will include Pakistan's largest and world's third largest
mosque according to capacity .
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Jamia Masjid
Buland Darwaza, or the "Door of Victory", was built in 1601 A.D. by Mughal emperor
Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia , officially the Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, and formerly the Church
of Hagia Sophia, is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek
geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.