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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (2)

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (2)

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Adele D. Oliver

Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (2)

In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. Building of the mosque started in 1996 and took six years and four months.
The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features. The main musalla can hold over 6,500 worshippers, while the women’s musalla can accommodate 750 worshipers. With additional outside space the total capacity is for up to 20,000 worshippers.

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Sezione Viaggio: Oman
Cartelle Emirates, Oman
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