Bhong Mosque ( ur, بھونگ مسجد) is a

Mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

located in the village of

Bhong Bhong (Urdu, and pa, ) is a small town of Rahim Yar Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a Union Council of Sadiqabad tehsil (Urdu for subdistrict) and is located 200 kilometres away from Bhawalpur Bahawalpur () is a ci ...

Rahim Yar Khan District Rahim Yar Khan District ( ur, ) is a district in the of Punjab province, Pakistan and the city of Rahim Yar Khan is its capital. The city itself is administratively subdivided into nine Union Councils. Administrative The district of Rahim Yar ...

, Punjab Province,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. The construction of the mosque started under supervision of Master Abdul Hameed Kamboh who made sure that it was exquisite and a landmark for Pakistan. It was designed and constructed over a period of nearly 50 years (from 1932 to 1982) and won the

Aga Khan Award for Architecture The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the field ...

in 1986. It was depicted on a postage stamp issued on May 12, 2004, in Pakistan.

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Third Award Cycle, 1984-1986
Mosques completed in 1982 Mosques in Punjab, Pakistan Tourist attractions in Rahim Yar Khan 1982 establishments in Pakistan {{Pakistan-mosque-stub

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