Thursday, February 19, 2015

Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Bahrain


The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque)  is one of the largest mosques in the world, encompassing 6,500 square meters and having the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain. In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain.


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