Gaddafi Mosque, Islamic mosque in Dodoma, Tanzania

Gaddafi Mosque is a large mosque in Dodoma with pale peach walls. Its front facade has four tall pointed arches on cylindrical columns, and above them a flat roofline. A textured brownish dome with a crescent finial sits on the left of the roof; on the right are a smooth orange dome, a smaller pale dome and a square tower with a green-tipped finial. A freestanding signboard stands in front.

The mosque was funded by Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's former leader, through the World Islamic Call Society, and it bears his name. President Jakaya Kikwete inaugurated it in 2010. It was built as Tanzania's largest mosque and the second-largest in East Africa after the Uganda National Mosque in Kampala.

The mosque is named after Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's former leader, who funded its construction through the World Islamic Call Society. It is the largest mosque in Tanzania and the second-largest in East Africa after the Uganda National Mosque, serving Dodoma's Muslim community.

The mosque stands in Dodoma, Tanzania's capital, and holds at least 3,000 worshippers, making it the country's largest. Non-Muslim visitors should plan around the five daily prayers and Friday congregational prayer, when the halls fill and access to interior spaces may be restricted. Modest dress is expected.

The mosque is named after Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's former leader, who financed its construction through the World Islamic Call Society. Its peach-coloured walls and brownish dome with a crescent finial are visible from across central Dodoma, and a freestanding signboard with a diagram stands in front.