Mosques of Lahore: There are a large number of new, old, and ancient mosques in the city of Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. This is consistent with the general personality of the city, which has a culture that mixes the old and the new with superb ease.

On a normal day in Lahore, you may see the latest four wheel drive SUV with a five thousand year old two wheel drive bull cart (reminiscent of the prehistoric civilisations of Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site situated in what is now the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BC, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, existing at the same time as the...

 and Harappa

Harappa

Harappa is an archaeological site in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. The current village of Harappa is from the ancient site. Although modern Harappa has a train station left from...

) travelling next to it. And neither would seem to notice the other or find anything strange about this free mixing of centuries and millennia.

Famous Mosques in Lahore

• Badshahi Masjid
• Dai Anga Mosque
  Dai Anga Mosque
  Dai Anga Mosque is a mosque situated near the railway station of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.This historic Mosque is in the Naulakha area, about quarter mile away from Lahore Railway Station. It is widely believed that Dai Anga built this mosque in 1635 AD , before she went to perform Hajj...
  
  
• Data Durbar Complex
  Data Durbar Complex
  Data Darbar , located in the city of Lahore, Pakistan is one of the oldest Muslim shrines in the sub-continent. It houses the remains of a Sufi saint, Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery...
  
  
• Shia Masjid
  Shia Masjid
  The Shia Masjid is one of the largest Shia mosques in the mainly Shi'ite populated area of Islampura in the city of Lahore, Pakistan....
  
  
• Suneri Mosque
  Suneri Mosque
  The Suneri Mosque or Golden Mosque is located in the centre of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The founder of the mosque was Nawab Syed Bhikari Khan, son of Raushan-ud-Daula Turrabaz Khan, deputy governor of Lahore during the reign of Muhammad Shah and the viceroyalty of Mir Noin-ul-Malik. The Golden...
  
  
• Wazir Khan Mosque
  Wazir Khan Mosque
  The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan...
  
  
• Moti Masjid
  Moti Masjid (Lahore)
  Moti Masjid , one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and is among his prominent extensions to the Lahore Fort Complex...
  
  
• Khizra Mosque (Samanabad
  Samanabad
  Samnabad is a major residential area and administrative subdivision of Lahore, Pakistan. It houses about 250,000 people and is neighboured by Multan Road, Mozang, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Islamia Park, Ichhra and Iqbal Town. Most of the residential units in the area were built in the 1960-70s...
  
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• Masjid-e-Shuhda (Martyr's Mosque)
• Jamia Masjid Ashrafia Ferozepur Road
• Jamia Masjid Ghousia Gulberg
• Khalid Mosque Cavalry Ground
• Masjid Darus Salam (Bagh-e-Jinnah)
• Masjid Maulana Roomi (Bhatti Gate)
• Masjid Mansoorah (Multan Road)
• Masjid Nila Gumbad
• Masjid Badar-ul-Islam (Sabzazar B-Block)
• Jamia Masjid-E-Noor (Tauheed Park, Gulshan-e-Ravi )
• Ya Rasool-Ullah Masjid (Moon Market, Gulshan-e-Ravi)
• Muqadas Masjid ( Muqadas Park , Gulshan-e-Ravi)

This characteristic of Lahore, is probably the one trait that truly defines its unique culture. Here are some of the mosques in Lahore.

See also

• Badshahi Masjid
• Wazir Khan Mosque
  Wazir Khan Mosque
  The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan...
  
  
• Shia Masjid
  Shia Masjid
  The Shia Masjid is one of the largest Shia mosques in the mainly Shi'ite populated area of Islampura in the city of Lahore, Pakistan....
  
  
• Temples in Lahore
  Temples in Lahore
  Before partition of India in 1947, Lahore was a cosmopolitan city with Hindu, Sikh and Jain residents. There were many temples in Lahore.In 1941, 48% of the population of Lahore was Hindu, Sikh or Jain...