Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat Oman
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Загружено: 2021-01-23
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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (جَامِع ٱلسُّلْطَان قَابُوْس ٱلْأَكْبَر) is the main mosque in the Sultanate of Oman, situated in the capital city of Muscat.
The main prayer hall can hold over 6500 worshippers, while the women's prayer hall can accommodate 750 worshipers. The outer paved ground can hold 8000 worshipers and there is additional space available in the interior courtyard and the passageways, making a total capacity of up to 20,000 worshipers.
A major highlight of the design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the floor of the prayer hall. It contains, 1,700,000,000 knots, weighs 21 tonnes and took four years to produce, and brings together the classical Persian Tabriz, Kashan and Isfahan design traditions. 28 colors in varying shades were used, the majority obtained from traditional vegetable dyes. It used to be the largest single-piece carpet in the world, but is now the second,after the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
Opening time for visitors - 8AM-11.30AM Sunday to Thursday. Friday visitors are not allowed.
Beautiful place in Muscat and must watch place for sure among tourists.
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