Hulhumalé Grand Mosque
| Hulhumalé Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
Dhivehi: ހުޅުމާލެ ގުއްބު މިސްކިތް | |
The mosque in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Filigas Magu, Hulhumalé, North Malé Atoll |
| Country | Maldives |
Location of the mosque in the Maldives | |
| Geographic coordinates | 4°13′05″N 73°32′38″E / 4.21806°N 73.54389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,500 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| [1] | |
The Hulhumalé Grand Mosque, formally known as the Masjid al Sheikh Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani (Dhivehi: ހުޅުމާލެ ގުއްބު މިސްކިތް; Arabic: مسجد الشيخ قاسم بن محمد آلثاني), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Hulhumalé, on the North Malé Atoll, in the Maldives.
The mosque, that accommodates more than 1,500 worshippers, was opened in the early 2000s in the framework of the Hulhumalé land reclamation and development project. It was a gift by the state of Qatar to the Maldives.
Variety of new mosques has been opened ever since. This mosque marks the foundation of beautiful mosques being constructed in Hulhumale' as this is a great and symbolic acheivement in mosque construction, not only in Hulhumale' but also in the whole Maldives.
See also
- Islam in the Maldives
- List of mosques in the Maldives
References
- ^ "Hulhumale' Mosque". Alia Construction (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
External links
Media related to Hulhumalé Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- Hulhumalé Mosque - Masjid al Sheikh Qasim bin Al-Thani on YouTube. 2020. (overhead drone footage of the mosque and grounds).