Gaddafi Mosque Explained

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
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Administration:BAKWATA
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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
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaddafi “gifts” to Tanzania in limbo . MSANGYA . DANIEL . 5 March 2011 . africareview.com . 6 July 2013 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925195935/http://www.africareview.com/Special-Reports/-/979182/1119508/-/x86kgqz/-/index.html . dead .