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King Fahad Mosque in Banjul

King Fahad Mosque in Banjul, mosque on Box Bar Road, Banjul, Gambia

King Fahad Mosque, now the Central Mosque of Banjul, stands on Box Bar Road near the Never Again Memorial Arch. Its modern functional design incorporates traditional elements: the entrance is lined with open round arches and the two minarets are octagonal. The prayer hall accommodates about 6,000 people, and the building is oriented east toward the Qibla.

Built with Saudi financial aid and inaugurated in February 1988, the mosque replaced the Independence Drive Mosque on Mosque Road as Banjul's central mosque; the older mosque still stands. It was named after Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005. After completion the Committee of Banjul Muslim Elders oversaw it, later delegating management to the King Fahd Mosque Management Committee while keeping overall supervision.

The mosque's name honours Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, whose country funded the building. In the 2020s it was rebranded the Central Mosque of Banjul, and the former King Fahd Mosque Management Committee became the Management Committee of the Central Mosque of Banjul. It replaced the Independence Drive Mosque on Mosque Road as the city's central mosque, though that older mosque still stands.

The mosque stands on Box Bar Road, beside the Never Again Memorial Arch and next to Box Bar Stadium, so it is easy to find on foot from central Banjul. The prayer hall holds about 6,000 people, and the building faces east toward the Qibla, which makes the entrance side read differently from the street.

The mosque was renamed the Central Mosque of Banjul in the 2020s to reflect its role as the capital's main mosque; the former King Fahd Mosque Management Committee became the Management Committee of the Central Mosque of Banjul. Its two minarets are octagonal, and the entrance is lined with open round arches.

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February 1988
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Islamic architecture
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FC48+VW5, Banjul, The Gambia
GPS coordinates
13.45707,-16.58275
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