Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque
Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah Bin Zāyid Al Nahyān (مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة بِن زَايِد آل نَهْيَان)
  • Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque
  • Sheikh Khalifa Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة, romanized: Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah)
  • Al Ain Grand Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionEastern Arabia
DeityAllah (God)
OwnershipGovernment
Year consecrated2021
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl Ain
MunicipalityAl Ain City Municipality
StateAbu Dhabi
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Location in the U.A.E.
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque (Persian Gulf)
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque (Middle East)
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque (West and Central Asia)
TerritoryAl-Ain
Geographic coordinates24°13′33.6″N 55°44′49.2″E / 24.226000°N 55.747000°E / 24.226000; 55.747000
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleAndalusian and Umayyad architecture
Groundbreaking2013
Completed2021
Construction costAED 600 million (awarded)
Specifications
CapacityOver 20,000
  • Indoor: 6,433
  • Outdoor: 14,029
Dome(s)1
Dome height (inner)31.3 m (103 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)86 m (282 ft)
Minaret(s)4
Minaret height60 m (200 ft)
Site area
  • Built-up: 15,684 m2 (168,820 sq ft)
  • Total: 256,680 m2 (2,762,900 sq ft)

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة بِن زَايِد آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah Bin Zāyid Al Nahyān), also known as Al Ain Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque, or simply the Sheikh Khalifa Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة, romanized: Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah), is the largest mosque in the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and one of the largest mosques in the United Arab Emirates. Open to the public since 12 April 2021, it is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates from November 2004 until his death in May 2022.