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Pakistan

Home to K2, the world's second-highest peak and widely considered its most technically difficult 8,000-metre climb. The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, completed in 1673 under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, held the title of the world's largest mosque for over 300 years.

The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, silhouetted at dusk

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY 4.0

Green for the Muslim majority, the white stripe for religious minorities. The star and crescent are traditional symbols of Islam. Adopted in 1947, days before independence from British India.

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