Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque
Mosque in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Overview
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The Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque stands on Khalifa Bin Zayed Street in the Al Mutaredh area of Al Ain, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is also called the Al Ain Grand Mosque, the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque, or simply the Sheikh Khalifa Mosque. It is described as the largest mosque in Al Ain and one of the largest in the United Arab Emirates. The building is marked by four tall minarets, and its large dome carries inscriptions and Quranic verses. An Arabic source places it in central Al Ain, beside the United Arab Emirates University building. The mosque is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE.
History
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The mosque has been open to the public since 12 April 2021. Its namesake, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates from November 2004 until his death in May 2022.
From Wikipedia
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة بِن زَايِد آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah Bin Zāyid Al Nahyān), also known as Al Ain Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque, or simply the Sheikh Khalifa Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة, romanized: Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah), is the largest mosque in the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and one of the largest mosques in the United Arab Emirates. Open to the public since 12 April 2021, it is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates from November 2004 until his death in May 2022.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE_%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan_Mosque