Bhong Mosque
mosque in Pakistan
Key facts
- Built
- 1982
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Overview
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Bhong Mosque stands in the village of Bhong in Rahim Yar Khan District, in Pakistan's Punjab Province. It lies in southern Punjab within Sadiqabad tehsil, along the Kashmor–Sadiqabad Road. Its design and construction took close to fifty years, and the building was completed in 1982. It received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986, and a postage stamp depicting it was later issued in Pakistan.
History
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Design and construction of the mosque began in 1932 and continued until 1982, a span of roughly fifty years. The work was carried out under the patronage of Sayyid Abdul Hamid (Kamboh), who is reported to have persisted through many difficulties so that the building would become a landmark of Pakistan.
The mosque received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986. A stamp showing the mosque was issued in Pakistan on 12 May 2004.
From Wikipedia
Bhong Mosque (Urdu: بھونگ مسجد) is a mosque located in the village of Bhong, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab Province, Pakistan.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86%D9%83
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhong_Mosque
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