Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah) Explained
| Al Noor Mosque |
| Native Name: | (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر) |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Map Type: | UAE#Persian Gulf#Middle East#West Asia |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Khalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche,, |
| Coordinates: | 25.335°N 55.3872°W |
| Year Completed: | 2005 |
| Tradition: | Sunni |
| Ownership: | Sharjah Government |
| Architect: | Architectural Academic Office |
| Architecture Type: | Mosque |
| Architecture Style: | Turkish Ottoman[1] |
| Capacity: | 2200 (1800 male; 400 female) |
| Dome Quantity: | 34 |
| Dome Height Inner: | 31.5m (103.3feet) |
| Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
| Minaret Height: | 52m (171feet) |
| Materials: | GRC, Marble and Gypsum |
| General Contractor: | United Engineering |
Al Noor Mosque (Arabic: {{Script|Arab|جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر) is a mosque in Sharjah, the U.A.E., located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche.[2] It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey.[1] [3] It is one of the mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total.[1] [4] [5]
In 2014 the mosque set a Guinness World Record for the "World's largest wooden charity box" for their Ramadan donation campaign.[6] [7]
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- Web site: About Sharjah: Magnificent mosques . Lily . . 2012-08-11 . 2015-02-04 . 2015-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204173236/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Ftodayevent%2F2012%2FAugust%2Ftodayevent_August11.xml§ion=todayevent . dead .
- Web site: Al Noor Mosque . Arabian Profile . 30 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707154626/http://www.arabianprofile.com/Al%20Noor%20Mosque.html . 7 July 2011 .
- Web site: Mosque is a haven for prayer and serenity . Afshan . Ahmed . . 2011-08-10 . 2015-02-04 .
- Web site: Travel: Middle Eastern culture and allure in Sharjah . . 2014-10-11 . 2015-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195444/http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Travel-Middle-Eastern-culture-allure-Sharjah/story-23098467-detail/story.html . 2014-12-22 . dead .
- Web site: Sharjah opens mosque to non-Muslims as bridge between cultures . Afshan . Ahmed . . 2011-09-04 . 2015-02-04 .
- Web site: Guinness World Records register Sharjah's wooden charity box . . 2014-07-27 . 2015-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204184852/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/8961f396-77f6-4089-ae65-b3f8fd12cf3f.aspx . 2015-02-04.
- Web site: Sharjah charity box sets world record . Jumana . Khamis . . 2014-08-22 . 2015-02-04 .
