Masjid Shah Jahan

The Shah Jahan Mosque, also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta, serves as the central mosque for the city of , in the Pakistani province of .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Shah Jahan Mosque” and “Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Makli Necropolis.

Photo: Usman.pg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of , in the province of . is situated 3 km west of Masjid Shah Jahan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thatta.

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The historical town of Sindh, , just east of Karachi, is of great antiquity. It was the capital of Sindh for many centuries, and has gained national prominence largely as a result of the imposing necropolis of Makli Hill, which provides a unique view of civilization in Sindh from the 14th-18th century, and secondarily, the marvellous 16th-century Shah Jahan Mosque.

Masjid Shah Jahan

Latitude
24.74694° or 24° 44′ 49″ north
Longitude
67.9279° or 67° 55′ 40″ east
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Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Masjid Shah Jahan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد شاه جهان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şah Cahan məscidi”
  • Bengali: “শাহজাহান মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “沙賈汗清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد شاه جهان”
  • German: “Shah-Jahan-Moschee”
  • Hindi: “शाह जहाँ मस्जिद”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Shah Jahan, Thatta”
  • Italian: “Moschea Shah Jahan”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Shahjahan”
  • Korean: “샤 자한 모스크”
  • Malay: “Masjid Shah Jahan, Thatta”
  • Malayalam: “ഷാജഹാൻ മോസ്ക്, തട്ട”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਾਹ ਜਹਾਂ ਮਸਜਿਦ”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਾਹਜਹਾਂ ਮਸਜਿਦ, ਠੱਟਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਾਹਜਹਾਂ ਮਸਜਿਦ”
  • Persian: “مسجد شاه‌جهان”
  • Serbian: “Џамија шаха Џахана”
  • Sindhi: “شاھجھاني مسجد ٺٽو”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Šaha Džahana, Thatta”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Shah Jahan”
  • Tamil: “ஷாஜஹான் மஸ்ஜித்து”
  • Tatar: “Шаһ Җиһан мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Şah Cihan Camii”
  • Urdu: “بادشاہی مسجد ٹھٹہ”
  • Urdu: “جامع مسجد ٹھٹھہ”
  • Urdu: “جامع مسجد ٹھٹہ”
  • Urdu: “جامع مسجد شاہجہاں ٹھٹہ”
  • Urdu: “شاہ جہان مسجد”
  • Urdu: “شاہجہانی مسجد”
  • Urdu: “شاہجہاں مسجد، ٹھٹہ”
  • Uzbek: “Shoh Jahon masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shahjahan Mosque Garden and Post Office.

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