Grand Mosque
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The Grand Mosque is another name for Masjid al-Haram
, in Mecca
, the holiest mosque
in Islam
.
Grand Mosque may also refer to:
Masjid al-Haram
Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām 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 performing daily prayers and is Islam's holiest place...
, in Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
, the holiest mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
.
Grand Mosque may also refer to:
- Grand Mosque in Adana, Turkey
- Grand MosqueGrand Mosque (Kuwait)The Grand Mosque is the largest and the official mosque in the country of Kuwait. Its area spans , out of which the building itself covers . The main prayer hall is wide on all sides, has 21 teakwood doors, and has lighting provided by 144 windows. The dome of the mosque is in diameter and ...
in Kuwait City, Kuwait - Sultan Qaboos Grand MosqueSultan Qaboos Grand Mosque-Construction:In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken by Carillion Alawi LLC took six years and four...
in Bousher, Oman - Grand Mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Taipei Grand MosqueTaipei Grand MosqueThe Taipei Grand Mosque is the largest and most famous mosque in Taiwan with a total area of 2,747 square meters. Located in the Daan district of Taipei City, it is Taiwan's most important Islamic structure and was registered as a historic landmark on June 26, 1999 by the Taipei City...
in Taipei, Taiwan - Grand Mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Grande Mosquée de Paris in Paris, France
- Leeds Grand MosqueLeeds Grand MosqueLeeds Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Leeds with a Friday congregation of 500–600. It is located at 9 Woodsley Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1SN West Yorkshire, England....
in Leeds, England - Grand Mosque of CopenhagenGrand Mosque of CopenhagenThe Grand Mosque of Copenhagen is a future planned mosque which will be the first purpose-built mosque in Denmark and one of the largest in Europe....
in Copenhagen, Denmark - Grand Mosque of Taza in Taza, Morocco
- Grand Mosque of DamascusUmayyad MosqueThe Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus or formerly the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist , is located in the old city of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world...
in Damascus, Syria - Great Mosque of Xi'an in Xi'an, China
- Great Mosque of DjennéGreat Mosque of DjennéThe Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud brick or adobe building in the world and is considered by many architects to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, with definite Islamic influences. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali on the flood plain...
in Djenné, Mali - Great Mosque of Sana'aGreat Mosque of Sana'aGreat Mosque of Sana'a is an ancient mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, just east of the old Ghumdan Palace. It dates to the 7th century and was reportedly built in part from the materials of the initial Ghumdan palace which was destroyed by Caliph Uthman because he feared it could be used as a stronghold...
in Sana'a, Yemen - Grand Mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia
- Grand Mosque in Tirana, Albania
- Grand Mosque in Pristina, Kosovo