6. Faisal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan

The Faisal Masjid in Islamabad is the largest Masjid in Pakistan and South Asia and the sixth largest Masjid in the world. It was the largest Masjid in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Masjid in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Masjid) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Masjid) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Masjid to fourth place in terms of size. Faisal Masjid is conceived as the National Masjid of Pakistan. It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 in its adjoining grounds).