Imam Hussein Mosque
Mosque in Kuwait
Key facts
- Built
- 1986
- Capacity
- 6,000 people
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Overview
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Imam Hussein Mosque stands in Kuwait City, in the Al Asimah governorate, and its address in our records places it in the Qibla area. Sources describe it as the largest Shia mosque in the country. Its prayer hall is reported to hold roughly 4,000 to 5,000 men and 500 to 1,000 women, while the database lists an overall capacity of 6,000 worshippers.
History
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The mosque was built in 1986. It is reported to have come through the Iraqi invasion of 1990 without damage.
From Wikipedia
Imam Hussein Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الإمام الحسين), in Midan Hawalli District, Kuwait City, is the largest Shi'a mosque in Kuwait. Its prayer hall accommodates about 4,000 to 5,000 men and 500 to 1,000 women. The mosque was built in 1986. It was unharmed in the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Hussein_Mosque_(Kuwait)