Gaddafi Mosque

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Gaddafi Mosque
مسجد القذافي
Msikiti wa Gaddafi (Swahili)
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Sunni
Location
Location Dodoma, Tanzania
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Shown within Tanzania
Administration BAKWATA
Geographic coordinates 6°10′22″S35°44′45″E / 6.172689°S 35.745721°E / -6.172689; 35.745721
Architecture
Type Mosque
Funded by Muammar Gaddafi
Date established2010
Construction costUS$5 million
Specifications
Capacity3,000 worshipers
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1

Gaddafi Mosque is the largest mosque in Tanzania and the second-largest in East Africa after the Uganda National Mosque in Uganda. It is located in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma.

The pink structure was named after the former Libyan Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi who provided the funds for its construction via the World Islamic Call Society. The mosque was inaugurated by President Jakaya Kikwete in 2010 and can accommodate at least 3,000 worshippers. [1]

See also

Gaddafi Mosque in 2012 Gaddafi Mosque.jpg
Gaddafi Mosque in 2012

References

  1. MSANGYA, DANIEL (5 March 2011). "Gaddafi "gifts" to Tanzania in limbo". africareview.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2013.