The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the main mosque in Oman. It is considered one of the most important buildings in the country and one of the largest mosques in the world.

The construction of the facility was decided in 1992 by the then Sultan Qaboos. After a limited architectural competition, construction work began in 1995 and was completed with the ceremonial opening in 2001. Since then, the mosque has borne the name of the builder.

The entire complex was built from 300,000 tons of Indian sandstone and covers a total of 4 hectares. It consists of a large men's prayer hall, a smaller women's prayer hall, five minarets (they symbolize the five pillars of Islam), two large archways (Arabic riwaqs), and an Islamic information center and a library.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Große_Sultan-Qaboos-Moschee

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SWE

January 5, 2024

Impressive building with extensive gardens. Also open for non-Muslims to visit.

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Christopher

October 6, 2022

Inaugurated in 2001, a large mosque with 5 minarets and space for 20,000 believers.

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