King Khalid Grand Mosque
mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Key facts
- Built
- 1988
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Overview
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The King Khalid Grand Mosque is a Sunni Friday mosque in the Umm al-Hamam neighbourhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is named after King Khalid bin Abdulaziz and is regarded as one of the city's prominent religious landmarks. Its design incorporates some elements of Turkish architecture. The prayer halls hold more than 3,600 men and 1,800 women, and the outer courtyards can take over 1,200 further worshippers. Parking areas around the mosque accommodate roughly two thousand vehicles. The mosque draws large congregations for Taraweeh prayers in Ramadan and for the Eid prayers, and it is also known locally for funerary services such as ritual washing and funeral prayers.
History
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The land in Umm al-Hamam was donated by members of the board of trustees of the King Khalid Charitable Foundation. Construction took about 24 months and cost 45 million riyals, with building work carried out in 1987.
The mosque opened on 14 April 1988 (27 Shaban 1408 AH) after the afternoon prayer. The first lecture was given there the following day by Sheikh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz, then Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.
From Wikipedia
The King Khalid Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الملك خالد) is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque and an active place of worship in the Umm al-Hammam al-Gharbi neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1987 and opened in 1988, it incorporates some elements of Turkish architecture and is one of the most prominent landmarks of Riyadh.
The mosque usually gets flocked by worshippers during the month of Ramadan to perform Taraweeh prayers and on religious holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha for Salat al-Eid. It is locally known for providing Islamic funerary services to the deceased, such as ritual baths and prayers and is named after King Khalid bin Abdulaziz, whose relatives funded the mosque's construction.
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