Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر | |
View of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque from the courtyard, 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Deity | Allah (God) |
| Location | |
| Location | Abu Dhabi |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
Location within the Middle East | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°24′43.2″N 54°28′26.4″E / 24.412000°N 54.474000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Yusef Abdelki |
| Style | Islamic |
| Groundbreaking | 1996 |
| Completed | 2007 |
| Construction cost | Dhs2 billion (US$545 million) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 41,000+ |
| Length | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Width | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Dome(s) | 82 domes of 7 different sizes |
| Dome height (outer) | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 32.2 m (106 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
| Minaret height | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Website | |
| مركز جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير | |
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is a mosque located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. There is a smaller replica of this mosque in Surakarta, a city in Indonesia. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan built this mosque to convey historic consequence and to embody the Islamic message of peace, tolerance and diversity.