Al Fateh Grand Mosque
Also known as: مسجد أحمد الفاتح
mosque in Bahrain (Juffair)
Key facts
- Built
- 1988
- Capacity
- 7,000 people
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Overview
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The Al Fateh Grand Mosque stands in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on the Al Fatih Highway. It is also known as the Ahmed Al Fateh Islamic Centre. Arabic sources describe it as the largest mosque in Bahrain and one of the largest in the world. Its area is given as roughly 6,500 square metres, and it can hold 7,000 worshippers at once. The mosque takes its name from Ahmed al-Fateh, who is said to have conquered Bahrain. The German source refers to the building in the past tense and notes its use as the home of the country's national library.
History
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The mosque is associated with Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the late Emir of Bahrain, who had it built. The Arabic source dates its construction to 1988, while the German source gives 1987; the record states 1988. It was named after Ahmed al-Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain. In 2006 the building became the site of the National Library of Bahrain.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Fateh Mosque, also known as the Al-Fateh Islamic Center and as the Al Fateh Grand Mosque, (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح, romanized: Masjid al-Fatih) is a large mosque, located in Manama, Bahrain. Encompassing 6,500 square metres (70,000 sq ft), with the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time, it was one of the largest mosques in the world. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named in honour of Ahmed Al Fateh. In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain.
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Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/29253447
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed-al-Fatih-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Fateh_Grand_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Mezquita_Al-Fateh
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Al_Fateh
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Agung_Al_Fateh
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD_(%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86)