The Grand Jamia Mosque (), is a cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, in the

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. 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.

Design

The design is a blend of

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architecture. An area of at the top of a hill was selected so that the mosque would be visible from some distance away. The design includes a single-monument minaret. The Mosque contains 150 domes in total.The height of the largest single dome is . High quality

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-coloured marble from

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is used in the construction. The complex will be surrounded by large gardens surrounded by arch-shaped walls on all four sides. The mosque will have fountains within the courtyard. To protect worshippers from the sun, the courtyard will have

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Bahria_Town_Karachi_Grand_Mosque_1.jpg, Under construction in 2020 BTK Grand Mosque 2.jpg, The mosque in 2022

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Bahria Town Buildings and structures under construction in Pakistan Bahria Town Karachi Mosque buildings with domes in Pakistan Mosque buildings with minarets in Pakistan Mosques in Karachi Sunni mosques in Pakistan {{Pakistan-mosque-stub

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