Grand Jamia Mosque
| Grand Jamia Mosque | |
|---|---|
گرینڈ جامع مسجد، | |
Under construction in 2020 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Status | Under construction in 2025 |
| Location | |
| Location | Bahria Town Karachi, Sindh |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°02′52″N 67°19′24″E / 25.0479°N 67.3232°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Nayyar Ali Dada |
| Style | |
| Groundbreaking | 6 January 2015 |
| Completed | ~Vacated (projected) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800,000 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | 150 |
| Dome height (outer) | 75 metres (246 ft) (largest) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Materials | Marble |
| [1][2] | |
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 fourth-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.
Gallery
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Under construction in 2020
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The mosque in 2022
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Jamia Masjid". January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ullah, Rafi (May 7, 2020). "World's Third-Largest Mosque". Architectural times. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bahria breaks ground on world's third largest mosque". The Express Tribune. January 6, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Karachi: Foundation stone of world's third largest mosque laid | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Foundation of Grand Jamia Masjid laid in Karachi - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "World's third biggest mosque will be constructed in Karachi". The Nation. January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
External links
Media related to Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi at Wikimedia Commons