Nizamiye Mosque

Nizamiye Masjid
Nizamiye Masjid
مسجد النظامية
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam, Gülen movement
Location
Location	Midrand, South Africa
Geographic coordinates	26°0′51″S 28°7′45″E / 26.01417°S 28.12917°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Classical and contemporary, Islamic and Ottoman architecture
Groundbreaking	2009
Completed	2012
Specifications
Capacity	Main prayer halls: 6,000 people, Main conference hall: 800 people
Height (max)	32 m
Dome dia. (inner)	24 m
Minaret(s)	4
Minaret height	55 metres (180 ft)
Website
	Nizamiye Complex

Nizamiye Masjid (Arabic: مسجد النظامية), often called the Nizamiye Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Midrand, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

It is often stated to be the biggest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying less than two-thirds of a hectare in a 10 hectares of land.^[2] The plans for the mosque were originally designed in Turkey, but a South African architect adapted the design to South African building standards. Construction began in October 2009 and was completed in 2012.

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