List of mosques in Pakistan

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Being an Islamic country, Pakistan is home to thousands of mosques. Some of the mosques are quite famous because of their size, beauty, architecture and history. [1] The following is a list of mosques in Pakistan .

NameImagesCityCapacity of worshipersArea(m2)BuiltRemarksReferences
Jamia Masjid Banbhore Bhambore1.JPG Banbhore, Sindh 727 AD Banbhore is an ancient city dating to the 1st century BC located in Sindh, Pakistan. The eastern part of the city contains ruins of Banbhore Mosque with an inscription dating to 727 AD, sixteen years after the conquest of Sindh, indicating the best-preserved example of the earliest mosques in the region. Ruins are still preserved in the city.This is considered one of the most oldest mosque in Pakistan. [2] [3] [4]
Chaqchan Mosque Side view of Chaqchan Mosque.jpg Khaplu, Gilgit Baltistan 5001370The Kashmiri-style Chaqchan Mosque was built in 1370, shortly after the area’s conversion to Islam. [5] [6] [7]
Amburiq Mosque Amburiq Mosque.jpg Shigar, Gilgit Baltistan 50063 m2 (680 sq ft)14th CenturyIt is one of the oldest mosque in Baltistan and was built by Sayed Ali Hamdani. It is also one of the most famous landmarks and a major tourist attraction in Baltistan. [8] [9]
Neevin Mosque Neevin Masjid 3 (WCLA).jpg Lahore, Punjab 1001460Located in Walled City of Lahore, Neevin Mosque was built by Lodi dynasty under the rule of its first king Bahlul Lodi. [10] [11]
Begum Shahi Mosque Lahore, Punjab 1,600 m2 (17,000 sq ft)1614Begum Shahi Mosque is an early 17th-century mosque situated in the Walled City of Lahore. The mosque was built between 1611 and 1614 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in honor of his mother.. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Dai Anga Mosque Dai Anga Mosque view from the main entrance.jpg Lahore, Punjab 1635 or 1639Situated at the southeast of Lahore Railway Station, in the city of Lahore. The mosque is said to have been built in 1635 in honour of the wetnurse of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Dai Anga. [16] [17]
Moti Masjid Moti Mosque (inside Lahore Fort).JPG Lahore, Punjab 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)1635Moti Masjid is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir, and is among his prominent extensions to the Lahore Fort Complex. [18] [19]
Wazir Khan Mosque Wazir Khan Mosque by Moiz.jpg Lahore, Punjab 10,0003,825 m2 (41,170 sq ft)1642The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Construction of Wazir Khan Mosque began in 1634 C.E. and was completed in 1641. [20] [21]
Shahi Mosque, Chiniot View of outside the crridor of shahi masjid.JPG Chiniot, Punjab 1,2001646-1655Built by Hakim Saad-Ullah Khan
Oonchi Mosque Unchi Masjid 2 (WCLA).jpg Lahore, Punjab N.A. Mughal Era mosque located along the Hakiman Bazaar, near the Bhati Gate which leads into the Walled City of Lahore. Unlike other mosques in the Walled City of Lahore, no inscription exists which signifies the year of the mosque's construction. [22]
Shah Jahan Mosque Shah Jahan Mosque Center (20673302596).jpg Thatta, Sindh 20,0003,050 m2 (32,800 sq ft)1647Shah Jahan Mosque is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, Sindh. It was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. [23] [13] [24] [25]
Mohabbat Khan Mosque MKmosque.jpg Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 14,0002,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft)1670sMohabbat Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. The mosque was built between 1660 and 1670, and named after the Mughal governor of Peshawar, Nawab Mahabat Khan bin Ali Mardan Khan. [26] [27] [28]
Badshahi Mosque Royal mosque Lahore.jpg Lahore, Punjab 100,00025,642 m2 (276,010 sq ft)1673Second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth in the world; it was the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986. The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore's most iconic landmarks. [29] [30] [31] [32]
Jamia Mosque (Khudabad) Main building of Jamia Masjid Khudabad.jpg Dadu District, Sindh 5,0001700 - 1718The mosque is situated in Khudabad in Dadu District and was built during the reign of Yar Muhammad Kalhoro between 1700 and 1718. [33]
Shahi Eid Gah Mosque Eidgah mosque.jpg Multan, Punjab 1,250 m2 (13,500 sq ft)1735Located on the main Multan-Lahore highway in the Northeast the city, the mosque is adjacent to the 20th century Sufi shrine of Ahmad Saeed Kazmi. [34]
Sunehri Mosque Sunehri masjid top view 2.JPG Lahore, Punjab 5,00025,948 m2 (279,300 sq ft)1753Sunehri Mosque is located in the Kashmiri Bazaar of the Walled City of Lahore. The mosque was built in 1753 when the Mughal Empire was in decline. [35] [36]
Abbasi Mosque Early Morning view of Abbasi Mosque.jpg Bahawalpur, Punjab 1,0001849Built by Nawab Bahawal Khan located at Derawar Fort. [37] [38] [39]
Al-Sadiq Mosque, Bahawalpur The grand mosque Jamia Masjid Al-Sadiq.jpg Bahawalpur, Punjab 6,00019th century
Bhong Mosque BHONG MOSQUE.jpg Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab 1982Bhong Mosque was designed and constructed over a period of nearly 50 years (1932–1982) and won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986. [40] [41] [42]
CMH Masjid Jhelum CMH Mosque.JPG Jhelum Cantt, Punjab 25,0001950Located at Jhelum Cantt, the foundation of CMH Mosque was laid by General Muhammad Ayub Khan on March 21, 1950 and opening ceremony was headed by Governor of Punjab Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar. [43]
Data Darbar Data Durbar Mosque(2).jpg Lahore, Punjab 52,00034,200 m2 (368,000 sq ft)1978Data Darbar, located in the city of Lahore, is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia. It was built to house the remains of the Muslim mystic, Abul Hassan Ali Hujwiri, commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh. [44] [45] [46]
Faisal Mosque Shah Faisal Masjid, Islamabad.JPG Islamabad 300,00054,000 m2 (580,000 sq ft)1986Faisal Mosque is the national mosque of Pakistan and is named after Saudi King Faisal. Its prayer halls can hold 100,000 worshippers, while the surrounding porticoes and the courtyard up to 200,000 more. [47] [48]
Faizan-e-Madinah Mosque And Education Center Run By Dawat-e-Islami.jpg Karachi, Sindh 20,00010,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft)1999A Mosque and education center run by Dawat-e-Islami. One of the largest mosques in Pakistan covering over 10,000 m2 with a capacity of over 20,000.
Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi Bahria Town Karachi Grand Mosque 1.jpg Karachi, Sindh 800,000202,343 m2 (2,178,000 sq ft)2021Grand Jamia Mosque, also known as Bahria Town Jamia Masjid Complex, is a cultural complex. [49] [50] [51]
Grand Mosque Allahabad GMA Outside hall front view.jpg Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh 10,0007,400 m2 (80,000 sq ft)Under constructionGrand Mosque Allahabad is located in Kandiaro, Sindh. [52]
Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore Pakistan cropped.jpg Lahore, Punjab 100,0002014Seventh largest mosque in the world, and the largest in Pakistan in terms of surface area. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers indoors, while the courtyard and corridor leading to the main halls of worship can accommodate a total of 70,000. [53] [54] [55]
Jamia Al-Kauthar Islamabad 2,5001990Jamia Al-Kauthar Mosque is adjacent to the Shia seminary Al-Kauthar University. The iconic dome of this mosque is about 30 meters high from the ground level, and its 15 meters diameter makes the dome one of the largest in the country. [56] [57]
Lal Masjid
(Red Mosque)
Red Mosque Islamabad 1.jpg Islamabad 1965The Lal Masjid, also known as the Red Mosque, was built in 1965 and is named for its red walls and interiors. The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Islamabad. [58] [59]
Qasim Ali Khan Mosque Qasim Ali Khan Mosque.jpg Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Qasim Ali Khan Mosque was built in 1842. There is a myth that the mosque was constructed during the Mughal era. [60]
Shahi Mosque, Chitral Shahi Mosque, Chitral.jpg Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20,0001924It was the principal mosque of Chitral at the time of the existence of the State of Chitral. The mosque was built by Shuja ul-Mulk in 1924. [61] [62] [63] [64]
Tooba Mosque Tooba Mosque-44.jpg Karachi, Sindh 5,0003,280 m2 (35,300 sq ft)1969Masjid-e-Tooba was built in 1969 in Defence Housing Society, Karachi. It is often claimed to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world. [65] [66]

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