Zawawi Mosque | |
Native Name: | Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي|Masjid ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Coordinates: | 23.5962°N 58.4223°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Muscat, Oman |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Year Completed: | 1985 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Zawawi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي|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]