Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sohar

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Jāmiʿ As-Sulṭān Qābūs Al-Akbar (جَامِع ٱلسُّلْطَان قَابُوْس ٱلْأَكْبَر)
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Eastern Arabia
Deity	Allah (God)
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sohar
Country	Oman
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Territory	Al Batinah North Governorate
Geographic coordinates	24°18′45.65″N 56°45′25.02″E / 24.3126806°N 56.7569500°E / 24.3126806; 56.7569500
Architecture
Style	Contemporary Islamic
Completed	October 2016[1][2]
Specifications
Capacity	Over 4,600[2]
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	4[3]
Site area	Built-up: 181,000 m2 (1,950,000 sq ft) Total: 28,778 m2 (309,760 sq ft)

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلسُّلْطَان قَابُوْس ٱلْأَكْبَر‎, romanized: Jāmiʿ As-Sulṭān Qābūs Al-Akbar) is a mosque located in Sohar, Oman.^[1] It was named after the previous Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said.

Description

The mosque is built on a site occupying 181,000 square metres (1,950,000 square feet), and the built up area is 28,778 square metres (309,760 square feet). The area allocated for the mosque accommodates landscaping, car parks and other facilities. The main prayer hall can hold over 4,600 worshipers, while the women's area can accommodate 740 worshipers.^[2]

The mosque has a garden, three main entrances, four minarets, and a blue main dome. It also integrates wood in its design. The interior of the mosque is intricate with subtle colors. The mihrab is tiled in a turquoise and gold palette. The carpet has a horizontally-lined pattern.^[3]

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  View from the Street to the Mosque
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  Outside shot of the Main Hall
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  One of the Minarets
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  Interior of the Main Hall

See also

• List of mosques in Oman

References

External links

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• In Arabic

This page was last edited on 1 June 2024, at 23:46