Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah)
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Al Noor Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر, romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nūr) is a mosque in Sharjah, the U.A.E., located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche.[2] It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey.[1][3] It is one of the mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total.[1][4][5]
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Al Noor Mosque | |
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Jāmiʿ An-Nūr (جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Ownership | Sharjah Government |
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Location | |
Location | Khalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Geographic coordinates | 25°20′6″N 55°23′13.92″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Architectural Academic Office |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Turkish Ottoman[1] |
General contractor | United Engineering |
Groundbreaking | April 6, 2003 (2003-04-06) |
Completed | 2005 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2200 (1800 male; 400 female)[1] |
Dome(s) | 34[1] |
Dome height (inner) | 31.5 m (103 ft) |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 52 m (171 ft) |
Materials | GRC, Marble and Gypsum |
Website | |
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In 2014 the mosque set a Guinness World Record for the "World's largest wooden charity box" for their Ramadan donation campaign.[6][7]