Grand Mosque of Kuwait
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Overview and history
The dome of the mosque is Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter and Script error: No such module "convert". high, and is decorated with the Asma al-Husna, the 99 names of God. The mosque can accommodate up to 10,000 men in the main prayer hall, and up to 950 women in the separate hall for women. The mosque also contains a Script error: No such module "convert". library of Islamic reference books and documents. The mosque also contains a 5-level car park underneath the eastern courtyard which can hold up to 550 cars. Construction of the mosque started in 1979, and the mosque was completed in 1986, on the first of Shawwal in 1407, or Eid ul-Fitr. The mosque's minaret, located at the northwest corner, resembles Andalusian architecture. Today it persists in a state of preservation and is open to prayers.[2]
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