Third Largest Mosque In The World

Sheikh Zayed Mosque:-

Abu Dhabi hosts the third largest mosque in the world - after the ones in Meccaand Madina in Saudi Arabia.It is named after the founder and first President of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The mosque was built 11 metres above sea level, and 9.5 metres above the street level.It is built as a monument to consolidate Islamic culture and a prominent centre for Islamic sciences.

The mosque is located in new Abu Dhabi between Musaffah Bridge and Maqta Bridge.The construction of AED 2.5 billion-project began in 1996. Approx 38 contracting companies and about 3,500 workers helped realising the complex over a period of almost 12 years.On the 20th of December 2007, the mosque was initially opened.The first prayer was Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The complex covers an area of 22,412 m2

33,000 tons of steel and 250,000 m3 of concrete were used. They lay on 6,500 foundation piles.Total 82 domes of the mosque.The main dome is the largest dome of the mosque in the world: 85 metres high with a diameter of 32.8 metres.The mosque is the over 5,625 m2 large carpet in the main prayer hall. It has been hand-knotted by about 1,300 Iranian craftsmen out of 35 tons of wool and 12 tons of cotton. With a total of 2,268,00 knots, the carpet is the largest in the world. Its estimated value is about 30 million.

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