Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah)
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Ownership | Sharjah Government |
Leadership |
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Location | |
Location | Khalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, UAE |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Architectural Academic Office |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Turkish Ottoman[1] |
General contractor | United Engineering |
Groundbreaking | April 6, 2003 |
Completed | 2005 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2200 (1800 male; 400 female)[1] |
Dome(s) | 34[1] |
Dome height (inner) | 31.5 m (103 ft) |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 52 m (171 ft) |
Materials | GRC, Marble and Gypsum |
Website | |
shjculture.com |
The Al Noor Mosque is a mosque in Sharjah. It is located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche.[2] It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey.[1][3] It is one of three mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total.[1][4][5]
In 2014 the mosque set a Guinness World Record for the "World's largest wooden charity box" for their Ramadan donation campaign.[6][7]
In 2019, a shooting occurred in the Al Noor mosque, resulting in the deaths of 49 people.
References
- ^ a b c d e Lily (2012-08-11). "About Sharjah: Magnificent mosques". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "Al Noor Mosque". Arabian Profile. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
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- ^ "Travel: Middle Eastern culture and allure in Sharjah". Western Daily Press. 2014-10-11. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
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- ^ "Guinness World Records register Sharjah's wooden charity box". Gulf Today. 2014-07-27. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
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