Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is a monumental modern Islamic mosque in Muscat, Oman, renowned for its grand architecture, intricate ornamentation, and status as one of the country’s most important religious landmarks.

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mosque
religious building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
contemporary architecture
capacity about 20000 worshippers
commissionedBy Qaboos bin Said
surface form: Sultan Qaboos bin Said
constructionStarted 1995
country Oman
denomination Ibadi Islam
dressCodeRequired modest clothing
floorArea over 40000 square meters
flooringMaterial polished marble
hasCourtyardCapacity over 8000 worshippers
hasDecoration arabesque ornamentation
geometric patterns
intricate Islamic calligraphy
hasDome true
hasFeature Islamic information center
courtyard
large central prayer hall
lecture halls
library
women’s prayer hall
hasGarden landscaped gardens
hasInteriorFeature grand chandelier
large hand-woven carpet
hasLibraryCollectionSize tens of thousands of volumes
hasMinaret true
hasPrayerHallCapacity about 6500 worshippers in main hall
inauguratedIn 2001
knownFor being a major religious landmark in Oman
grand architecture
intricate ornamentation
lightingFeature crystal chandeliers
locatedIn Bawshar
Muscat
mainMinaretHeight about 90 meters
materialUsed marble
sandstone
namedAfter Qaboos bin Said
surface form: Sultan Qaboos bin Said
numberOfMinarets 5
openToNonMuslims true
region Arabian Peninsula
religion Islam
significance center for Islamic learning
national symbol of Oman
visitingDaysForNonMuslims selected mornings
yearCompleted 2001

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Muscat knownFor Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Muscat Governorate hasLandmark Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque