Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta

Shah Jahan Mosque
شاہ جہاں مسجد
The mosque is considered to have the most elaborate display of tile work in South Asia.[1][2]
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Thatta
Province	Sindh
Year consecrated	1647
Location
Location	Thatta Pakistan
Architecture
Style	Safavid, Timurid, Mughal
Completed	1659
Specifications
Dome(s)	93
Materials	Red bricks and tiles

The Shah Jahan Mosque (Urdu: شاہ جہاں مسجد, Sindhi: مسجد شاهجهاني،, Persian: مسجد شاه‌جهان), also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta (Urdu: جامع مسجد ٹھٹہ, Sindhi: شاھجھاني مسجد ٺٽو), is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The mosque is considered to have the most elaborate display of tile work in South Asia,^[1][2] and is also notable for its geometric brick work - a decorative element that is unusual for Mughal-period mosques.^[3] It was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who bestowed it to the city as a token of gratitude,^[1] and is heavily influenced by Central Asian architecture - a reflection of Shah Jahan's campaigns near Samarkand shortly before the mosque was designed.^[1]