Imam Baqir Mosque
Imam Baqir Mosque, Kuwait | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia Islam |
Location | |
Location | Surra, Kuwait |
Geographic coordinates | 29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 2007 |
Construction cost | 340,000 KD |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 8,000 |
Dome(s) | 2 Big 2 Small |
Minaret(s) | 4 |
Imam Baqir Mosque is a Shi'a mosque located in Surra, Kuwait. The prayer hall for men holds 6,000 worshippers, and the women's prayer hall contains about 2,000. In 2011 the imam of the mosque was Sheikh Mustafa. Imam Baqir Mosque is one of the largest Shi'a Mosques in Kuwait. For Friday prayer, most worshippers come in the afternoon. During the Maghreb Prayer about 2,000 Worshippers attend. Construction was started in 2005, and was completed in 2007.