SEC-S17W6: "Tourism in my country"
Greetings and Peace be Upon you.
Pakistan is a beautiful country surrounded by nature and historical artifacts such as buildings, structures, colleges, and even markets.
Badshahi Masjid, Lahore. (1671)
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Pakistan has natural beauty throughout it's land. Some making for the perfect tourist spot that cannot be competed.
Hunza valley, Gilgit Baltistan.
Share two popular tourist spots in your country and the reason why they are so popular?
Two of the most popular tourist spots in Pakistan are Faisal Masjid and Badshahi Masjid.
You may notice they are both Masjids, what is a "Masjid"?. It is the place where muslims pray.
Badshahi Masjid
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Badshahi Masjid was built in 1671 by the order of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. The construction finished in 1673. It is one of the few remaining epitomes of Mughal architecture. It holds great historical importance and it was also used by the British as garrison in 1846-1852. For a long time no additional modification has been added to the structure.
Faisal Masjid
It's also the 5th largets building in Pakistan, built in 1972 after the Saudi King Faisal granted 28 million dollars. This Structure can hold up to 200K people.
Do foreign tourists visit these spots? What special facilities are there for them?
These areas get multiple millions of tourists every year. The Badshahi Masjid costs for entry while the Faisal Masjid is a free-to-visit spot so Badshahi Masjid produces more revenue than Faisal Masjid.
What kind of improvement do you think is needed to increase the visibility of foreign tourists there?
Sadly now-a-days Faisal Masjid is not viewed as a masjid a tourist spot but a area for indecent behavior. There should be a ban on littering, by-passing rules of a Masjid.
Do you know any spot that is not yet known to everyone but has the potential to become a popular tourist destination in the future?
Malakand is the village I belong to and I believe it deserves a mention in this post since it has one of the most beautiful mountains and nature you will ever see, Malakand 3 is a spot in the Dargai district that is a breathtaking spot having small and big waterfalls, the small waterfall's gentle pressure makes it able to be touched, beside which is a strong heavy waterfall, there's even rocks in the water on which you can jump.
This is my entry, I hope you enjoyed it.
I invite @roominaz @hamzayousafzai and @senehasa to participate in this contest.
Great post. Nice to know about Badhsahi Masjid and Faisal Mosque, though I did know about them but you have shared the historical background which I did not know before. Thank you so much for mentioning it. And well said about Malakand 3, I hope someday it is given the due spotlight. Keep writing and all the best for the contest.
thank you.
You have mentioned the names of two tourist places. Badshahi Mosque and Hanja Valley. One gets a lot of satisfaction in the mind by visiting our holy place in the mosque. The view there itself is devotional and Hanja Valley is indeed a very beautiful place. You shared such a beautiful place with us. So that we could know about such a beautiful place. The view of the waterfall and the sea coast is captivating. Thanks
my pleasure.
Thank you sohaibkhayyam
Thank you for inviting me, I will submit my post in due course. Good luck with the contest.
no problem, and thank you.
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You have shown many mosques which look so beautiful that they cannot be described in words. The water of the valley you have shown looks absolutely blue. It seems as if it is a dream. There is so much peace there. It is a very good place. I would definitely like to come to such a place in the future.