The Zawawi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي, romanized: Masjid ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī) is a mosque, located in Muscat, Oman. It was built by Omar Zawawi, a member of the Al Zawawi family, to commemorate the death of his father Abdul-Mun'im Al-Zawawi, and opened in 1985.[1][2] It is notable for having the entirety of the Qur'an engraved on metal plates on its walls.[3][4] There was also an older mosque by that name, built in 1906 and demolished in 2005.[5]
| Zawawi Mosque | |
|---|---|
مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Muscat |
| Country | Oman |
  Shown within Oman | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°35′46″N 58°25′20″E / 23.596170°N 58.422255°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1985[1][2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Place of worship in Oman: Zawawi Mosque". Times of Oman. Muscat Media Group. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Al Zawawi Mosque in Muscat - Oman". Beautiful Mosques Gallery. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Muscat's Ten Most Beautiful Mosques". OmanTripper. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Medhat, Gehad (26 September 2017). "These Mosques in Oman Are an Architectural Wonder". The Culture Trip. The Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Peterson, John (2007). Historical Muscat: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer. Leiden: Brill. p. 97. ISBN 9789004152663.
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