Grand Mosque Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, capital city area Al Khuwayr, Sultanate of Oman. Photo by Willy Matheisl
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sultanat of Oman, Arabic Peninsula, Asia. Work began on the construction of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque complex on a site by a main road between Muscat and Seeb early in 1995. It was completed six years later and inaugurated by His Majesty the Sultan in May 2001. The developed part of the site, including the fully consolidated areas and landscaping, covers 416,000 square meters. The Mosque complex (covering 40,000 square meters) is constructed on a raised podium in keeping with the tradition of Omani mosques that were built elevated from street can accommodate up to 20,000 worshipers and consists of a main prayer hall, ladies prayer hall, covered passageways, a meeting hall, and library which will eventually contain up to 20,000 books.
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Location: Grand Mosque Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, capital city area Al Khuwayr, Sultanate of Oman.
Photo credit: © willy matheisl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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