Djamaa el Djazaïr (جامع الجزائر), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers, stands as a prominent religious edifice in Algiers, Algeria. This remarkable mosque boasts the world’s tallest minaret and ranks as the third-largest mosque globally, following the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Saudi Arabia. The mosque’s construction commenced in August…
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The world’s tallest clock tower is the “Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower” in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Here are some details about it: Height: The Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower, also known as the Makkah Clock Royal Tower, stands at a height of 601 meters (1,972 feet). It is part of the larger Abraj Al Bait…
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The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque’s main prayer hall housed the * world’s largest hand-knotted carpet * , a unique masterpiece with dazzling beauty and design. The wool and cotton carpet was hand-crafted by around 1,200 artisans. It is 5,400 square metres, with 40 knots per 6.5 centimetres and 2.5 billion knots for the entire carpet,…
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According to Guinness World Records, the tallest minbar measures 16.45 m (53 ft 12 in) and was achieved by Argynza Constructions (Egypt) in Misr Mosque, New Administrative Capital, Egypt on 14 June 2022. Misr Mosque is also home of the Largest chandelier by dimensions and the Heaviest Chandelier.
The Selahaddin Eyyubi Mosque and Complex, whose foundations were laid 6 years ago in Diyarbakır, will be opened today with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The mosque, built by Diyarbakır businessman İhsan Arslan in Yenişehir district, offers worship opportunities for 25 thousand people at the same time when the courtyard is included. The…
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The Grand Mosque in Djenne, Mali, is the largest mud building in the world measuring 100 m (328 ft) long and 40 m (131 ft) wide. The present structure was built in 1905, based on the design of an 11th Century mosque. Rendered annually, it is surmounted by two massive towers and inside is a…
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The King Abdullah Mosque on the 77th floor of the Kingdom Centre building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is 183 m (600 ft) above ground level and was completed on 5 July 2004. The mosque is open to the public for prayers at the requisite times, and has a caretaker. There is an area designated for…
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The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia, contains the world’s oldest complete minaret. It was largely built in the ninth century AD and completed by 836. It is 31.5 m (103.35 ft) high and rests on a square base measuring 10.7 x 10.7 m (35.1 x 35.1 ft). This mosque is also known as the Mosque…
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Shah Jahan Mosque (Woking Mosque) in Oriental Road, Woking, England, is the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom . Built in 1889, it is located 50 km southwest of London. It was partly funded by Sultan Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal, as a place for students at the Oriental Institute in Woking to worship.…
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The Al-Rashid Mosque was the first mosque built in Canada. It was constructed in Edmonton, Alberta and it opened on December 12, 1938. At the time, there were about 700 Muslims in Canada. In the 1940s, the building was relocated from its original site to a location a few blocks away to make room for…
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