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Bhong Mosque

Bhong Mosque in Rahim Yar Khan district: built over fifty years (1932–1982) and winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986.

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The mosque in the village of Bhong, in Rahim Yar Khan district, is one of the most elaborate modern mosques in Pakistan. Domes, minarets and bright tilework crowd its courtyards, and a giant open Qur'an sculpture stands above the entrance stair.

Why go

✦Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1986
✦Fifty years in the making
✦Bright tilework and domes
✦A giant open Qur'an above the entrance

History

It was designed and built over nearly fifty years, from 1932 to 1982, and won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986. It is listed as PB-P-194.

How to Reach

In Bhong village near Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan district; use the map on this page.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to February; summers are extremely hot.

Getting there, In Bhong village near Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan district; use the map on this page.

Allow, About an hour.

What to Do

◆Walk through the courtyards and up to the prayer hall

◆Look at the tilework up close

◆Visit outside prayer times and dress modestly

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Bhong Mosque, within 5 km.

Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Bhong Mosque) is published yet.