Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Sheikh Zayed Mosque" redirects here. For other uses, see Sheikh Zayed Mosque (disambiguation).
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.[1] It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. There is a smaller replica of this mosque in Surakarta, a city in Indonesia.[2]
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | |
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جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Deity | Allah (God) |
Location | |
Location | Abu Dhabi |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Geographic coordinates | 24°24′43.2″N 54°28′26.4″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Yusef Abdelki |
Style | Islamic |
Groundbreaking | 1996 |
Completed | 2007 |
Construction cost | Dhs2 billion (US$545 million) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 41,000+ |
Length | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Width | 290 m (950 ft) |
Dome(s) | 82 domes of 7 different sizes |
Dome height (outer) | 85 m (279 ft) |
Dome dia. (outer) | 32.2 m (106 ft) |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Minaret height | 107 m (351 ft) |
Website | |
مركز جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير |
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