Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah

Sheikh Zayed Mosque
	مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد فِي ٱلْفُجَيْرَة
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni Islam (Malikite)
Ownership	Government
Location
Location	Fujairah, the U.A.E.
	Location in the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah (Middle East) Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah (Asia)
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman and Moorish[1][2]
Groundbreaking	2010[1]
Completed	2015[1][2]
Construction cost	AED 210 million[1]
Specifications
Capacity	about 28,000[3] Courtyard: 14,000[1][2];
Length	420 m (1,380 ft)
Dome(s)	65[2]
Minaret(s)	6
Minaret height	between 80 and 100 metres (260 and 330 feet)
Site area	39,000 m2 (420,000 sq ft)[1]

The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Fujairah (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد فِي ٱلْفُجَيْرَة‎, romanized: Masjid Ash-Shaykh Zāyid fil-Fujayrah), also known as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, is the main mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah,[4] and the second largest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the mosque with the same name in Abu Dhabi.[1][2]

History

The mosque opened in 2015, and Fujairah's ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, led the first Eid prayers.[1][2]

Geography

The mosque is located on Mohammed bin Matar Road in central Fujairah City.[1][3]

Structure

Similar in appearance to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul,[1][2] this large white mosque[4] is a landmark that is visible from many locations in the centre of the city.[5] It can hold around 28,000 worshippers,[3] and measures 39,000 m² (3.9 ha; 9.6 acres). It has 65 domes and six minarets, between 80 and 100 metres (260 and 330 feet) in height. The courtyard of the mosque, with fountains and gardens, can hold 14,000 people.[1][2]

References

Haza, Ruba (24 September 2015). "UAE's second-largest place of worship opens for Eid prayers". The National. Fujairah. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
Al Hameli, Asmaa (2015-10-18). "Fujairah mosque worthy of Sheikh Zayed's great name". The National. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
Fujairah Map, UAE: Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority, 2018
Walker, Jenny; Ham, Anthony; Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (2016-08-01). Lonely Planet Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-7865-7305-6.
MacManais, E. J. (Summer 2018). "Sheikh Zayed Mosque – Our very special landmark". www.fujairahobserver.ae. UAE: Fujairah Observer. pp. 60–63.

External links

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[the-national_09-2015-1] Haza, Ruba (24 September 2015). "UAE's second-largest place of worship opens for Eid prayers". The National. Fujairah. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[the-national_10-2015-2] Al Hameli, Asmaa (2015-10-18). "Fujairah mosque worthy of Sheikh Zayed's great name". The National. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

[map-3] Fujairah Map, UAE: Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority, 2018

[LonelyPlanet_08-2016-4] Walker, Jenny; Ham, Anthony; Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (2016-08-01). Lonely Planet Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-7865-7305-6.

[5] MacManais, E. J. (Summer 2018). "Sheikh Zayed Mosque – Our very special landmark". www.fujairahobserver.ae. UAE: Fujairah Observer. pp. 60–63.