The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque () is a Friday mosque located in Sohar, in the governorate of Al Batinah North, in the Sultanate of Oman. The mosque was named in honor of the previous Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said.
Description The mosque is built on a site occupying , and the built-up area is . The area allocated for the mosque accommodates landscaping, car parks and other facilities. The main prayer hall can hold over 4,600worshipers, while the women's area can accommodate 740worshipers. It is one of the only mosques in the Arabian Peninsula to be built in the Central Asian Timurid style, taking inspiration from the Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the Gur-e-Amir.
The mosque has a garden, three main entrances, four minarets, and a blue main dome. It also integrates wood in its design. The interior of the mosque is intricate with subtle colors. The mihrab is tiled in a turquoise and gold palette. The carpet has a horizontally-lined pattern. Muqarnases are present under the main entrance iwan.
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See also
Islam in Oman List of mosques in Oman
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In Arabic