King Fahd Mosque (Sarajevo)

King Fahd Mosque (Bosnian: Džamija kralja Fahda) also known as King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Mosque in Alipašino polje, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

King Fahd Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates43°50′22.74″N 18°20′35.9″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed2000
Specifications
Capacity1,500 (additional 850 in yard)[1]
Dome height (outer)20 m
Dome dia. (outer)18 m
Minaret height46 m

Currently the biggest mosque in Sarajevo, in respect to capacity. It is built in place where it was most needed, part of town that was most populated, but had no mosque.

Sarajevo's King Fahd Mosque was financed by Saudi Arabia as the largest mosque in the Balkans and the mosque attracts many Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] It was built only five years after the Dayton Agreement.[3]

See also

  • List of things named after Saudi Kings

References

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