The Abdülhamid II Mosque is a mosque in Djibouti City, Djibouti. It is the largest mosque in Djibouti.
History The idea for the mosque was discussed in 2015, in a meeting of President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh and Turkish President Erdoğan. Completed in 2019, it was funded by the Turkish Diyanet foundation. It was named after the Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II. The building, constructed in the Ottoman style, has a capacity of 6,000.
Architecture The mosque was constructed on reclaimed land. The mosque was inaugurated in 2019. The inauguration was attended by Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed. The mosque is built in an Ottoman revival style. It has two minarets and a central dome with a height of .
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