Nizamiye Masjid
building in South Africa
Key facts
- Built
- 2012
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Overview
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The Nizamiye Masjid is a Sunni mosque in Midrand, part of Greater Johannesburg in South Africa's Gauteng province. It stands on a site of about 10 hectares beside the Old Pretoria Main Road and is built in the Ottoman architectural style. It is often described as the largest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere. The building was completed in 2012.
History
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The plans for the mosque were first drawn up in Turkey. A South African architect then adapted the design to meet the country's building standards. Construction began in October 2009 and was completed in 2012.
From Wikipedia
The Nizamiye Masjid (Arabic: مسجد النظامية), (Turkish: Nizamiye Camii) often called the Nizamiye Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, located in the city of Midrand, in Greater Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng, South Africa.
It is often stated to be the largest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying less than two-thirds of a hectare in a 10 ha (25-acre) site. The plans for the mosque were originally designed in Turkey, but a South African architect adapted the design to South African building standards. Construction began in October 2009 and was completed in 2012.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizamiye_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Nizamiye
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8