Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

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: الغبرة الجنوبية

Fee: No

Address: شارع السلطان قابوس عمان عمان

Opening Hours: Zaterdag-Donderdag 08:00-11:00

Phone: +96824505170

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Qaboos_Grand_Mosque

GPS coordinates: 23.58379,58.38852

Latest update: December 1, 2025 18:31