The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a largest mosque in United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest in the world. The Mosque, popularly called the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque by local residents. It is named after Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried next to the mosque. The mosque was opened for worship since Eid Al Adha December 2007.
The mosque is:
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Capacity for an astonishing
41,000 worshipers
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The Mosque features 80
domes all decorated with white marble
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The mosque has 1,096
columns in its exterior and 96 columns in the main prayer hall
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The main prayer hall is
dominated by one of the world’s largest chandeliers –10 meters in diameter, 15 meters in height and weighing twelve tonnes.
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The main prayer room
overlaid with the world's largest carpet. The 5,627 square meter work of art handmade in Iran by 1,200 weavers weighs 47 tonnes.
