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Sunday 8 April 2012

Al Fateh Grand Mosque in Manama, Bahrain

مسجد الفاتح‎
Al Fateh Grand Mosque in Manama, Bahrain



Basic Information
Name                         مسجد الفاتح‎ Masjid al-Fatih
Location                     Manama, Bahrain
Capacity                    7,000
Length 100 m             (330 ft)
Width 75 m                (246 ft)

History
Masjid al-Fatih مسجد الفاتح‎ (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque)
is one of the largest mosques in the world, with the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass. Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the worlds largest fibreglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library which opened to the public in 2006. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987. It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain.

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