King Fahd Mosque (Sarajevo)
King Fahd Mosque (Bosnian: Džamija kralja Fahda) also known as King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Mosque in Alipašino polje, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
King Fahd Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Geographic coordinates | 43°50′22.74″N 18°20′35.9″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 2000 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,500 (additional 850 in yard)[1] |
Dome height (outer) | 20 m |
Dome dia. (outer) | 18 m |
Minaret height | 46 m |
Currently the biggest mosque in Sarajevo, in respect to capacity. It is built in place where it was most needed, part of town that was most populated, but had no mosque.
Sarajevo's King Fahd Mosque was financed by Saudi Arabia as the largest mosque in the Balkans and the mosque attracts many Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] It was built only five years after the Dayton Agreement.[3]
Gallery
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo from far
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo silhouette
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo side view
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo entrance gate
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo entrance
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo inside gates
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo front door
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo inside
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo religious books
- King Fahd Mosque Sarajevo inside view
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