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Imam Hussein Mosque (Kuwait)

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Imam Hussein Mosque
File:Imam Hussein Mosque, Kuwait City 1980 01.jpg
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Location
LocationKuwait City,  Kuwait
Geographic coordinates29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E / 29.36972°N 47.97833°E / 29.36972; 47.97833
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1986
Specifications
Capacity6,000
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)4

Imam Hussein Mosque, in Midan Hawalli District, Kuwait City, is the largest Shi'a mosque in Kuwait. Its prayer hall accommodates about 4,000 to 5,000 men and 500 to 1,000 women. The mosque was built in 1986. It was unharmed in the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

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