Supposed to be the second largest mosque in the world. Certainly the open space areas outside are enormous (over 4 sq km), covered in polished sandstone (some 300,000 tonnes broug

Published Jan. 10, 2020 Updated Jan. 14, 2020. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, who over nearly five decades in power transformed his Persian Gulf kingdom from an isolated

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat Oman. Quad Design and Mohammed Saleh Makiya designed the Grand Mosque in Ghubra Oman, completed in 2001. The 416,000m2 site is elevated above the area in accordance with contemporary Islamic architecture. The minarets stand 45m tall. The Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Oman and can accommodate up to 20,000 worshipers in total. The mosque has four main sections, the main prayer hall, the women prayer hall, the library, and the lecture theater. Non-Muslims can come to visit the Grand Mosque from 8am to 11am from Saturday to Thursday, while the library is open from 9am

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