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Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world. Located in
the city of Mecca, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims
worldwide turn towards while offering daily prayers and is Islamsholiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque.
The current structure covers an area of 4,008,020 square metres
(990.40 acres) including the outdoor and indoor praying spaces
and can accommodate up to four million Muslim worshippersduring the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings of
people in the world.
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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Mosque of the Prophet), often called the
Prophets Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Medina.
As the final resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, it is
considered the second holiest site in Islam by both Shia and SunniMuslims (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca) and is the
second largest mosque in the world.
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Imam Reza Shrine
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Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which containsthe mausoleum of Ima-m Ridha, the eighth Imam of Twelver
Shiites and known as third largest mosque of the world. Also
contained within the complex include: the Goharshad Mosque
, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the RazaviUniversity of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast
prayer halls, and other buildings.
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Istiqlal Mosque
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Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largestmosque in SoutheastAsia in term of capacity to accommodate people.
However in term of building structure and land coverage, Istiqlal is
the largest in SoutheastAsia and fourth largest in the world. This
national mosque of Indonesia was build to commemorate Indonesianindependence, as nations gratitude for Gods blessings;
the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque
of Indonesia was named Istiqlal, anArabic word for Independence
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The Hassan II Mosque
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Located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and thefifth largest mosque in the world. Designed by the French architect
Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.[1] It stands on a promontory
looking out to theAtlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic
glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. Afurther 80,000can be accommodated in the mosques adjoining grounds for a
total of 105,000 worshippers present at any given time at the
Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the worlds tallest at 210 m (689 ft)
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Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan
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The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan
and SouthAsia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It wasthe largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken
in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca,
Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram
(Grand Mosque) of Mecca and theAl-Masjid al-Nabawi(Prophets Mosque) in Medina, SaudiArabia during the 1990s
relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size
Faisal Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan.
It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacityto accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in
its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000
in its adjoining grounds)
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Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
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The Badshahi Mosque or the Emperors Mosque in Lahore is the
second largest mosque in Pakistan and SouthAsia and the seventhlargest mosque in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and
grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahores most famous landmark
and a major tourist attraction. Capable of accommodating 10,000
worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 100,000 in its courtyarand porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to
1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion
of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second larges
t mosque in Pakistan and SouthAsia and the fifth largest mosque inthe world
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Jama Masjid, Delhi, India
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Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi,is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by
the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and
completed in the year 1656AD, it is the largest and best-known
mosque in India and ninth largest mosque in the world. It lies atthe origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk.
The later name, Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon
congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done
at a mosque, the congregational mosque. The courtyard of themosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshipers
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque inA
bu Dhabi is the largest mosque in theUnitedArab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world.
It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin SultanAl Nahyan, the founder
and the first President of the UnitedArab Emirates, who is also
buried there. The mosque was officially opened in the Islamicmonth of Ramadan in 2007
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Baitul Mukarram, Bangladesh
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Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh. Located
at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was founded
during the 1960s. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the
respectable position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world.However the mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially
occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted
in the Bangladeshi government having to add extensions to the mosque,
thus increasing the capacity to at least 40,000.
5-Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, isthe principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed
in the year 1656AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in
India and ninth largest mosque in the world. It lies at the origin of a very
busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. The later name,
Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers
of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done at a mosque, the
congregational mosque. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to
twenty-five thousand worshipers.
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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman
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In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should
have a Grand Mosque.A
competition for its design took placein 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction
commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken
by CarillionAlawi LLC took six years and four months.
The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstoneand eleventh largest mosque in the world. The main musalla
(prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres)
with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the
floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and fourflanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosques chief visual features.
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Id Kah Mosque, China
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The Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang,
in the western Peoples Republic of China. It is the largest mosque
in China and twelfth largest mosque in the world . Every Friday,
it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to
20,000. The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442
(although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996)
and covers 16,800 square meters
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Masjid Negara, Malaysia
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The Masjid Negara is the national mosque of Malaysia, located
in Kuala Lumpur. It has a capacity of 15,000 people and is situated
among 13 acres (53,000 m2) of beautiful gardens. The original
structure was designed by a three-person team from the PublicWorks Department UK architect HowardAshley, and Malaysians
HishamAlbakri and Baharuddin Kassim. Originally built in 1965,
it is a bold and modern approach in reinforced concrete, symbolic
of the aspirations of a then newly-independent Malaysia. Its keyfeatures are a 73-metre-high minaret and an 18-pointed star concrete
main roof. The umbrella, synonymous with the tropics, is featured
conspicuously the main roof is reminiscent of an open umbrella,
the minarets cap a folded one. The folded plates of the concretemain roof is a creative solution to achieving the larger spans required
in the main gathering hall. Reflecting pools and fountains spread
throughout the compound. Masjid Negara known as thirteenth
largest mosque in the world.
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Grozny Central Dome Mosque
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Akhmad Kadyrov Grozny Central Dome Mosque is locatedin Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and bears the name of
Akhmad Kadyrov. The mosque design is based on the Blue
Mosque in Istanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was
officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leaderRamzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin. This mosque is one of the biggest in Europe.
In this mosque ten thousand Muslims can pray at a time and
its minarets reach 60m high and is fourteen largest mosquein the world
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Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
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The SultanAhmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul,
the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire
(from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue
Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was
built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule ofAhmed I. Like
many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a
madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan
Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction. Sultan
Ahmed Mosque is known as fifteen largest mosque in the world.
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Al Fateh Mosque (Bahrain Grand Mosque)
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TheAl-Fateh Mosque also known asAl-Fateh Islamic Center
&Al Fateh Grand Mosque is eighteenth of the largest mosquesin the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers
at a time. he mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain
. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair,
which is a town located in the capital city of Manama.The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace,
the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn IsaAl Khalifah.
The huge dome built on top of theAl-Fatih Mosque is made
of pure fiberglass
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Masjid e Tooba (Gol Masjid), Karachi, Pakistan
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Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi, Sindh,
Pakistan. Locally, it is also known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba
was built in 1969 in Defense Housing Society, Karachi is seventeenlargest mosque in the world. It is located just off main Korangi Road
. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome mosque
in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi.
Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome of theMasjid e Tooba is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter, and is balanced
on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba
has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The central prayer hall
has a capacity of 5,000 people. It has been built keeping acoustics inmind. Aperson speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard
at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect
Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
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Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is an Islamic
holy place in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site that includesthe mosque (along with the Dome of the Rock) is also referred
to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or Sacred Noble Sanctuary,
a site also known as the Temple Mount, the holiest site inJudaism, the place where the First and Second Temples
are generally accepted to have stood. Widely considered
as the third holiest site in Islam, Muslims believe that the
prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosquein Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey.
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Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towardsthis site until the seventeenth month after the emigration,
when God ordered him to turn towards the Kaaba. Al-Aqsa
is comes as Eighteen largest mosque of the world. Amosque
is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Muslims often
refer to the mosque by itsArabic name, Masjid. The mosque
serves as a place where Muslims can come together for prayer
as well as a center for information, education and dispute settlement.
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