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Faisal Mosque

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The Faisal Mosque is the national mosque of Pakistan, located in Islamabad at the foothills of the Margalla Hills. Designed by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay in a contemporary form inspired by a Bedouin tent, its eight sided concrete shell structure makes it one of the largest mosques in the world, and it is named for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

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