Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque
Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque | |
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Al-Siddiqa Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Qibla, Mihrab, Minbar | |
Location | |
Location | Kuwait |
Country | Kuwait |
Architecture | |
Type | Taj Mahal |
Style | Mughal Architecture |
Founder | MP Hassan Jowhar |
Groundbreaking | February 2008 |
Completed | June 2011 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 4,000 worshipers |
Dome(s) | 9 (1 main dome, 4 chhattris, 4 domes on the minarets) |
Dome height (outer) | 22 meters |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Minaret height | 42 meters |
Site area | 3,200 m2 |
Siddiqua Fatima Zahra Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فاطمة الزهراء) is a mosque located in the Dahiya Abdullah Mubarak community, near the Kuwait International Airport, in Kuwait.
Construction and Architecture[edit]
The work was started in February 2008 and was completed in June 2011. The total area is 3200 square meters, which can hold around 3500 men with a separate area for 500 women. Four minarets stand 33 meters tall (42 meters from the ground), and there is a dome 16 meters wide and 22 meters high. The marble was imported from Iran, and the marble was worked on by Iranian and Indian artisans working 24/7 for 8 months. The mosque was designed by Dar Tahir Consultants with a joint project of Eng. Hani from Egypt and Mr. Anwar, a design developer from Pakistan in the style of the Taj Mahal India .[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kuwait's new mosque is more than a nod to the Taj Mahal". The National World. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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