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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque was inaugurated by His Majesty the Sultan in May 2001. It locates close to the road leading to the heart of the capital Muscat stands the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Wilayat Buwshar.
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the biggest mosque in Oman. Its construction took sex years. Its total capacity is 20.000 worshipers, and it covers an estimated area of 416.000 square meters. The main square-shaped prayer room can accommodate 6.500 worshipers and has a central dome which rises 50 meters above the floor.
The mosque prayer hall floor is topped with a single piece Persian carpet composed of 1.700 million knots which took about 27 months to make, covering an area of 4.200 square meters and weighing 21 tons. Twenty-eight different colors made from plant or natural dye, in varying gradations, were used in this carpet’s weave.
Non-Muslim are allowed to visit the mosque every day, except on Friday, from 8:30 am until 11:00 am. Visitors are asked to dress modestly and in a way befitting to places of worship. Women are also required to cover their heads.
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