Mazar-i-Quaid
Mazar-e-Quaid, also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style, it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi as well as one of the most popular tourist sites in the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tomb
- Description: Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Also known as: “Jinnah Mausoleum”, “Mazar-e-Quaid”, “National Mausoleum”, “Quāid-e-Āzam’s Tomb”, “Quāid-I-Āzam’s Tomb”, and “Quaid-i-Azams Tomb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Family Hospital and Karachi Zoo.
Holy Family Hospital
Hospital
Holy Family Hospital is a founded by Medical Mission Sisters Roman Catholic rural general hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Holy Family Hospital is situated 1¼ km west of Mazar-i-Quaid.
Karachi Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Miansari66, Public domain.
The Karachi Zoo, also known as Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Gandhi Garden, is located in Garden East, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1899, it is the largest zoo of Pakistan and second oldest zoo in the country after Lahore Zoo. Karachi Zoo is situated 2 km west of Mazar-i-Quaid.
Empress Market
Historic site
The Empress Market is a marketplace situated in the Saddar Town locality of Karachi, Pakistan. The market traces its origins to the British Raj era, when it was first constructed. Empress Market is situated 2 km southwest of Mazar-i-Quaid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abyssinia Lines and Saddar.
Abyssinia Lines
Suburb
Abyssinia Lines is one of the neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, Baltis Nagaris commonly call Gilgitis and Christians.
Saddar
Town
Photo: ShamailAhmad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saddar Town lies in the Karachi District South that forms much of the historic colonial core of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Saddar Subdivision has a population 159,363.
Jamshed Town
Town
Jamshed Quarters is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is administered as part of Jamshed Town, which was disbanded in 2011 before being restored in early 2022.
Mazar-i-Quaid
- Categories: mausoleum, monument, memorial, and burial
- Location: Karachi District, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mazar-i-Quaid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مزار قائد”
- Azerbaijani: “Mazar-e-Kayd”
- Belarusian: “Маўзалей Джыны”
- Bengali: “কায়েদের মাজার”
- Bengali: “জাতীয় মাজার”
- Bengali: “জিন্নাহর মাজার”
- Bengali: “মাজারে কায়েদ”
- Catalan: “Mazar-e-Qaid”
- Chinese: “真納陵墓”
- Chinese: “真納陵寢紀念堂”
- Chinese: “穆罕默德·阿里·真納陵墓”
- Chinese: “领袖陵”
- Chinese: “馬扎里沙裡夫奎德”
- Chinese: “馬扎里沙里夫奎德”
- Danish: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Dutch: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مزار كويد”
- Esperanto: “Mazar-e-Kaid”
- French: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- German: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Hebrew: “מאוזוליאום מוחמד עלי ג’ינה”
- Hindi: “मज़ार-ए-क़ायद”
- Indonesian: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Italian: “mausoleo di Muhammad Ali Jinnah”
- Italian: “mausoleo Nazionale”
- Italian: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Japanese: “ジンナー廟”
- Luxembourgish: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Persian: “مزار قائد”
- Portuguese: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Джинны”
- Sindhi: “قائد اعظم جي مزار”
- Sindhi: “قومي مقبرو”
- Sindhi: “مزار قائد”
- Slovenian: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Spanish: “Mazar-e-Qaid”
- Spanish: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Swedish: “Mazar-e-Quaid”
- Thai: “มะซาเรกายด์”
- Turkish: “Mezar-ı Kaid”
- Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Джинни”
- Urdu: “مزار قائد”
- Uzbek: “Quayd mozori”
- Western Panjabi: “مزار قائد”
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