Gaddafi Mosque | |
Native Name: | Arabic: مسجد القذافي |
Map Type: | Tanzania |
Map Size: | 225px |
Map Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -6.1727°N 35.7457°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Dodoma, Tanzania |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Festivals: | --> |
Administration: | BAKWATA |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Funded By: | Muammar Gaddafi |
Established: | 2010 |
Construction Cost: | US$5 million |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Capacity: | 3,000 worshipers |
Dome Quantity: | 2 |
Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Gaddafi Mosque is the largest mosque in Tanzania and the second-largest in East Africa after the Uganda National Mosque in Uganda. It is located in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma.
It was named after the former Libyan Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi who provided the funds for its construction via the World Islamic Call Society. The mosque was inaugurated by President Jakaya Kikwete in 2010 and has a capacity for at least 3,000 worshippers.[1]