Uganda National Mosque

Uganda National Mosque
مسجد أوغندا الوطني
Aerial view of the Gaddafi mosque in Uganda
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Location in Kampala
Administration	Uganda Muslim Supreme Council
Geographic coordinates	0°18′56″N 32°34′07″E / 0.315539°N 32.568591°E / 0.315539; 32.568591
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Date established	2008
Specifications
Capacity	12,200
Interior area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Dome(s)	5
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	50.5 metres (166 ft)
Materials	Reinforced concrete

The Uganda National Mosque aka Gaddafi Mosque is a mosque located at Kampala Hill in the Old Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda. It is the largest mosque in East Africa^[1] in a country where, as of 2014, 13.7% of the population is Muslim.^[2] Completed in 2006, it seats up to 15,000 worshipers and can hold another 1,100 in the gallery, while the terrace will cater for another 3,500. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya commissioned the mosque as a gift to Uganda, and for the benefit of the Muslim population. Uganda has many mosques but this one is a skyscraper mosque.^[3]