Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque Explained

Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque
Native Name:Al-Siddiqa Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque
Native Name Lang:مسجد الصداقة فاطمة الزهراء
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Locale:Dahiya Abdullah Mubarak City
Location:Kuwait
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Country:Kuwait
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Religious Features:Qibla, Mihrab, Minbar
Architecture Type:Taj Mahal
Architecture Style:Mughal Architecture
Founded By:MP Hassan Jowhar
Groundbreaking:February 2008
Year Completed:June 2011
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Capacity:4,000 worshipers
Dome Quantity:9 (1 main dome, 4 chhattris, 4 domes on the minarets)
Dome Height Outer:22 meters
Minaret Quantity:4
Minaret Height:42 meters
Site Area:3,200 m2
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Siddiqua Fatima Zahra Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فاطمة الزهراء) is a mosque located in the Dahiya Abdullah Mubarak community, near the Kuwait International Airport, in Kuwait.

Construction and Architecture

The work was started in February 2008 and was completed in June 2011. The total area is 3200 square meters, which can hold around 3500 men with a separate area for 500 women. Four minarets stand 33 meters tall (42 meters from the ground), and there is a dome 16 meters wide and 22 meters high. The marble was imported from Iran, and the marble was worked on by Iranian and Indian artisans working 24/7 for 8 months. The mosque was designed by Dar Tahir Consultants with a joint project of Eng. Hani from Egypt and Mr. Anwar, a design developer from Pakistan in the style of the Taj Mahal India .[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuwait's new mosque is more than a nod to the Taj Mahal. The National World. 26 May 2016.