Coordinates: 23°35′46″N 58°25′20″E / 23.596170°N 58.422255°E / 23.596170; 58.422255

Zawawi Mosque

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Zawawi Mosque
مَسْجِد عَبْد ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationMuscat, Oman
Geographic coordinates23°35′46″N 58°25′20″E / 23.596170°N 58.422255°E / 23.596170; 58.422255
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1985[1][2]

The Zawawi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي, romanized: 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Place of worship in Oman: Zawawi Mosque". Times of Oman. Muscat Media Group. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Al Zawawi Mosque in Muscat - Oman". Beautiful Mosques Gallery. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ^ "Muscat's Ten Most Beautiful Mosques". OmanTripper. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ Medhat, Gehad (26 September 2017). "These Mosques in Oman Are an Architectural Wonder". The Culture Trip. The Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ Peterson, John (2007). Historical Muscat: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer. Leiden: Brill. p. 97. ISBN 9789004152663.
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