Grand Mosque
mosque in Dubai
Key facts
- Built
- 1900
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Overview
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The Grand Mosque stands in the Bur Dubai area of the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It lies between the traditional textile souk and the Dubai Museum, close to a small stream, and its address is Ali bin Abi Talib Street. The present building can hold up to 1,200 worshippers. It is described in the source material as the hub of Dubai's religious and cultural life. Its Arabic name is Masjid Dubai al-Kabir.
History
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The first mosque on the site was built in 1900. That building was demolished and a new one was constructed in 1960. The mosque was later expanded further, and the English-language source dates the rebuilding that produced the present structure to 1998.
From Wikipedia
The Grand Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دبي الكبير) is a mosque in Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located between the textile souk and the Dubai Museum close to a small stream in the Bur Dubai area. Originally built in 1900, demolished and built again in 1960, it then underwent a further rebuilding in 1998 (the present one). It now holds up to 1,200 worshippers. Non-Muslims are permitted to enter the Mosque daily from Sunday to Thursday from 9 AM to 11:30 AM for free tours. The mosque is the hub of Dubai's religious and cultural life.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Grand Mosque of Dubai”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_of_Dubai
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Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A6%DB%8C