Al Saleh Mosque

Al-Saleh Mosque
Jāmiʿ Aṣ-Ṣāliḥ (جَامِع ٱلصَّالِح)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceSana'a
LeadershipGovernment of Yemen
Houthis
Year consecratedNovember 2008
StatusActive
Location
Country Yemen
Al Saleh Mosque is located in Sanaa
Al Saleh Mosque
Location of Al-Saleh Mosque in Sana'a, Yemen
Al Saleh Mosque is located in Sanaa Governorate
Al Saleh Mosque
Al Saleh Mosque (Sanaa Governorate)
Al Saleh Mosque is located in Yemen
Al Saleh Mosque
Al Saleh Mosque (Yemen)
Al Saleh Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Al Saleh Mosque
Al Saleh Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Geographic coordinates15°19′32.88″N 44°12′27.72″E / 15.3258000°N 44.2077000°E / 15.3258000; 44.2077000
Architecture
Architect(s)Mohamed Abdel-Mo'ez Hussein
TypeMosque
StyleHimyarite or Yemeni
Construction cost60 million US dollars[1][2]
Specifications
Capacity45,000
Height (max)100 m (330 ft)
Dome(s)Five
Dome height (outer)Four of 20.35 metres (66.8 ft)
Dome height (inner)One central of 39.6 metres (130 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)13.6 metres (45 ft)
Dome dia. (inner)27.4 metres (90 ft)
Minaret(s)6
Minaret height100 metres (330 ft)
MaterialsReinforced cement concrete with local materials

Al-Saleh Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلصَّالِح, romanizedJāmiʿ Aṣ-Ṣāliḥ) is a modern mosque in Sana'a that is the largest in Yemen. It lies in the southern outskirts of the city, south of the Al Sabeen Maternal Hospital. Originally named "Al Saleh Mosque", it was inaugurated in November 2008 by the late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.[3] The mosque, 27,300 square metres (294,000 sq ft) in size, has a central hall that is 13,596 square metres (146,350 sq ft) with an occupancy capacity of 44,000.[4] The building cost nearly US$60 million to construct.[1][2] Open to non-Muslims, the mosque is frequented by tourists, and promotes moderate Islam.

  1. ^ a b "Yemen's new $60m mosque". BBC. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Ledger, Nick. "Al-Saleh Mosque, Sana'a, Yemen". The National Geographic. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Al Saleh Mosque". Official Website of Yemen Tourism. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Al-Saleh Mosque in Yemen". Islamic Arts Organization. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

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