Lal Masjid | |
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لال مسجد | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam (Deobandi) |
Leadership | Abdul Aziz (Imam) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Territory | Islamabad Capital Territory |
Geographic coordinates | 33°42′46.3″N 73°05′13.1″E / 33.712861°N 73.086972°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | CDA (Original Construction)
Bahria Town (Renovations) |
Style | A blend of Ottoman and Mughal architectural styles. |
Groundbreaking | 1963 |
Completed | 1965Original Construction)
2010 (Renovations) | (
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Materials | Red sandstone, marble |
The Lal Masjid (Urdu: لال مسجد; transl. Red Mosque) is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is located near Abpara Market. It was constructed in 1966 and is one of the oldest mosques in the city. It was also the largest mosque in the city for twenty years, until the Faisal Mosque was built in 1986.
The mosque later came to be known as the site of a siege which led to a military operation by the Pakistan Army against the leaders and students of the mosque,[1] resulting in hundreds of deaths.