Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque, Modern Islamic prayer center in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque covers 256,680 m² in Al Ain, with a built-up area of 15,684 m². Its four minarets rise about 60 m, modelled on the Great Mosque of Samarra, and a 7,660 m² arcade in Andalusian and Umayyad style rings the courtyard. The prayer hall sits under a dome 75 m in interior diameter, held up without interior columns by prestressed concrete.

The mosque is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE from 2004 until his death in May 2022. Arabian Construction Company was awarded the build for AED 600 million, with work starting in December 2013 after the tender of 29 July 2013 and an initial 2016 target. It opened to the public on 12 April 2021, and Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan prayed there on 13 May.

The mosque blends Andalusian and Umayyad design traditions in its arcades and courtyards, creating spaces where different Islamic architectural practices come together. Visitors experience how these historical styles remain active parts of the building's appearance and use today.

The complex can accommodate thousands of visitors at once with both indoor halls and outdoor spaces available. Plan your visit outside prayer times for the most comfortable experience, and note that certain areas have dress code requirements.

The dome's Quranic inscriptions are worked in raised thuluth script, so the calligraphy forms part of the dome's structure rather than applied decoration. Its profile draws on the Umayyad domes of the Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosques of Tlemcen and Taza.