Landmark South Asia religious

Faisal Mosque

1986 CE – still standing

Islamabad's landmark mosque with a striking tent-shaped design by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, one of the largest mosques in the world

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Who held this ground

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Before it was built (3000 BCE–1960 CE)
Pakistan (1994 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined

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Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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India

Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · South Asia

2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

2025 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Afghanistan

Founded 1709 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · South Asia

Sri Lankan Civil War

1983 CE – 2009 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Nepal

Attested 1200 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1986 CE and 2026 CE.

1996 CE Nepalese Civil War 1999 CE Kargil War 2001 CE War in Afghanistan 2004 CE Insurgency in Balochistan 2025 CE 2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Cristo Rei of Dili Landmark · Oceania 1996 CE – still standing Yugoslavia Polity · Europe 1918 CE – 1992 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Eritrean–Ethiopian War Conflict · Middle East 1998 CE – 2000 CE China–Europe Railway (Belt and Road) Trade route · East Asia 2011 CE Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Landmark · Middle East 2001 CE – still standing

Image credits 9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Faisal Mosque Ali Mujtaba · CC BY-SA 4.0
Taj Mahal Yann; edited by Jim Carter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of India Government of India · Public domain
2025 India–Pakistan conflict Grubb at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Everest Rdevany · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of the Taliban Original: Taliban Vector: Lexicon · Public domain
Sri Lanka North Eastern Province locator map User:Jeroen · CC BY-SA 2.5
Western Ghats Mdmadhu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Emblem of Nepal Biplab Anand · CC BY-SA 4.0