Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Islamic place of worship in Bawshar, Oman.
The mosque occupies 416,000 square meters of land with five minarets representing the pillars of Islam and a central dome reaching 50 meters high.
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said commissioned the construction in 1992, and after a design competition, the mosque was completed and opened on May 4, 2001.
The mosque contains a library with 20,000 reference volumes covering Islamic studies, science, and culture, serving as an educational center for religious studies.
Non-Muslim visitors can enter the mosque every day except Friday between 8:30 and 11:00 AM, wearing clothes that cover arms, legs, and head for women.
The main prayer hall features a Persian carpet measuring 4,200 square meters, containing 1.7 billion knots and weighing 21 tons.
Location: مسقط
Website: https://sultanqaboosgrandmosque.com
Address: شارع السلطان قابوس عمان عمان
Opening Hours: Sobota-Czwartek 08:00-11:00
Phone: +96824505170
Website: https://sultanqaboosgrandmosque.com
GPS coordinates: 23.58379,58.38852
Latest update: March 6, 2025 10:54
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