Uganda National Mosque
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| Uganda National Mosque مسجد أوغندا الوطني |
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| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Geographic coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Administration | Uganda Muslim Supreme Council |
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| Capacity | 12,200 |
| Dome(s) | 5 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 50.5 metres |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete |
The Uganda National Mosque is a mosque located at Kampala Hill in the Old Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda. Completed in 2006, it seats up to 15,000 worshipers and can hold another 1,100 in the gallery, while the terrace will cater for another 3,500. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya commissioned the mosque as a gift to Uganda, and for the benefit of the Muslim population. Uganda has many mosques but this one is a skyscraper mosque.[1]
The completed mosque was opened officially in June 2007 under the name Gaddafi National Mosque, and housed the head offices of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council.[2] It was renamed "Uganda National Mosque" in 2013 following the death of Colonel Gaddafi as the new Libyan administration was "reluctant to rehabilitate the mosque under the old name."[3]
Image gallery
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Interior view Kampala National mosque.JPG
Interior view
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Outer view Kampala National mosque.jpg
View from the front
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Minaret
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Dome
See also
- Gaddafi Mosque, Dodoma, Tanzania
References
- ↑ New Mosque Redraws Kampala's Skyline UGPulse.com, August 24, 2006
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- ↑ Old Kampala mosque drops Gaddafi name, The Observer
External links
- Gaddafi National Mosque on YouTube
- Gaddafi National Mosque, Uganda Museum.
