Grand Jamia Mosque | |
---|---|
گرینڈ جامع مسجد، | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Province | Sindh |
Status | Under construction |
Location | |
Location | Bahria Town Karachi |
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 | Mughal [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]
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.