List of large mosques
This is a list of mosques that accommodate at least 5000 worshipers. The default listing is alphabetical; to sort using different criteria, click on the desired column headers. Note that determining exactly what should be included when calculating area is a highly subjective assessment, and the figures given here adhere to no common standard.
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[edit] List of large mosques
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- ^A Capacity of one courtyard: 100,000; Total number courtyards: 7; Total shrine area: 267,079 m2 (2,874,810 sq ft); Total courtyard area: 331,578 m2 (3,569,080 sq ft) (world's largest)
- ^B Capacity, main building: 61,000; secondary building: 8,000; bridge building: ~1,000; Terrace: 50,000;
- ^C Capacity, inside: 25,000; outside: 80,000. Covered Area: 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft)
- ^D Capacity, hall: 10,000; porticoes: 24,000; courtyard; 40,000. Covered Area: 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft)
- ^E Capacity, hall: 5,000; courtyard and porticoes: 95,000. Courtyard area: 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2))
- ^F Capacity, main prayer hall: 9,000; 2 halls for women: 2 * 1,500; porticoes: 18,000.
- ^G Capacity, hall: 10,000; courtyard: 75,000.
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[edit] References
- ^ Faisal Mosque at ArchNet
- ^ Reuters
- ^ Sacred Buildings : Modern Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
- ^ Peter Neville-Hadley. Frommer's China. Frommer's, 2003. ISBN 978-0764567551. Page 302.
- ^ "Sahn(Courtyards) Around the Holy Shrine". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1077&page=8. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "The Glory of the Islamic World". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1073. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b Great Mosque of al-Haram at ArchNet
- ^ Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque – Abu Dhabi
- ^ NS Country Classification
