Malé Friday Mosque
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Malé Friday Mosque is a historic 17th-century coral stone mosque in the capital of the Maldives, renowned for its intricate carvings and significance as one of the country’s oldest and most important Islamic sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Friday Mosque | 2 |
| Malé Friday Mosque canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
traditional Maldivian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic culture in the Maldives
ⓘ
Maldivian history ⓘ sultanate period of the Maldives ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionMaterialSource | coral reefs ⓘ |
| country | Maldives ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | South Asia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| flooringMaterial | coral stone ⓘ |
| governingBody |
government of Maldives
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Maldives
Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Maldives) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
graveyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist site ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Tentative World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
|
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Kaafu Atoll ⓘ Malé ⓘ |
| material |
coral stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| near |
Islamic Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Centre (Malé)
Republic Square (Malé) ⓘ
surface form:
Republic Square, Malé
|
| notableFor |
calligraphic inscriptions
ⓘ
coral stone walls ⓘ intricate carvings ⓘ lacquer work ⓘ wooden interiors ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | timber roof ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of coral stone architecture
ⓘ
one of the most important Islamic sites in the Maldives ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in the Maldives ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ |
| usesLanguageInInscriptions |
Arabic
ⓘ
Dhivehi ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Malé
subject surface form:
Islamic Centre (Malé)
this entity surface form:
Grand Friday Mosque