GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1993, the Government of Pakistan included the Badshahi Mosque in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque is located in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, just opposite to the Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort. The Hazuri Bagh separates the mosque and the fort.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Makli Hill Monument was inscribed on world Heritage List of UNESCO in 1981. FORT AND SHALAMAR GARDEN, LAHORE The inscribed property includes two distinct royal complexes, the Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens, both located in the City of Lahore, at a distance of 7 km.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of 2022, there are six World Heritage Sites in Pakistan, and a further 26 on the tentative list. The first three sites were listed in 1980, the Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro, Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol, and Taxila.

Detailed explanation-4: -Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque was commissioned by Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor. It bears similarities to the great Jama Masjid in Delhi, India. Its courtyard can accommodate 100, 000 worshippers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore’s most iconic landmarks. The Badshahi Mosque was constructed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb between 1671 and 1673 and was the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986.