Grand Jamia Mosque

Grand Jamia Mosque
گرینڈ جامع مسجد،
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Province	Sindh
Status	Under construction
Location
Location	Bahria Town Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Location within Karachi Show map of Karachi Location within Sindh Show map of Sindh Location within Pakistan Show map of Pakistan
Geographic coordinates	25.0479°N 67.3232°E / 25.0479; 67.3232
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nayyar Ali Dada
Style	Mughal[1] Persian[1] Chinese[1] Turkish[1]
Groundbreaking	6 January 2015
Completed	~2023 (projected)
Specifications
Capacity	800,000
Dome(s)	150[2]
Minaret(s)	1

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

Design

The design is a blend of Mughal and Persian architecture.^[2] An area of 50 acres (20 ha) at the top of a 60 ft (18 m) hill was selected so that the mosque would be visible from miles away. The design includes a 325 ft (99 m) single-monument minaret.^[3][4] The Mosque contains 150 domes in total.^[1] Height of the largest single dome is 75 meters. 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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  Grand Mosque Bahria Town Karachi
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  Grand Mosque

See also

• List of largest mosques
• Islamic architecture
• Architecture of Pakistan
• List of mosques in Pakistan
• Wazir Khan Mosque
• Grand Jamia Mosque, Lahore

References

1. Ullah, Rafi (2020-05-07). "World's Third-Largest Mosque". Architectural times. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
2. "Groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Jamia Masjid". 2015-01-07. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
3. "Bahria breaks ground on world's third largest mosque". The Express Tribune. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
4. "Karachi: Foundation stone of world's third largest mosque laid | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
5. "Foundation of Grand Jamia Masjid laid in Karachi - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
6. "World's third biggest mosque will be constructed in Karachi". The Nation. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.