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| Al-Dakheel Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Arabic: جامع الدخيل | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Riyadh |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
  Location of the mosque in Saudi Arabia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°47′41″N 46°44′16″E / 24.79472°N 46.73778°E / 24.79472; 46.73778 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Modern Najdi |
| Groundbreaking | 2000 |
| Completed | 2004 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3,000 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Site area | 7,000 m (75,000 sq ft) |
The Sheikh Fahd bin Abdul Rahman bin Fahd al-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ فهد بن عبد الرحمن بن فهد الدخيل), simply known as al-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic: جامع الدخيل), is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque, located in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The mosque was opened in 2004.
Overview
Construction of the mosque began in 2000 and completed in 2004 and was built in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood of Riyadh. The mosque has a minaret that is 50 m (160 ft) high and a dome that is 18 m (59 ft) high. The mosque can accommodate approximately 1,800 worshippers during off-season and 3,000 worshippers at its maximum. The numbers reach 7,000 in the month of Ramadan when the space surrounding the mosque gets in use.
Yasir al-Dawsari served as the imam of the mosque from its opening until he was appointed as one of the imams of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.
See also
References
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- "الشيخان القرني والعريفي بجامع الشيخ فهد بن دخيل". al-jazirah.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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- "جامع الدخيل.. صوت الإمام "العذب" خلف ازدحام التراويح". الاقتصادية (in Arabic). July 27, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- "ياسر الدوسري إمام جامع "الدخيل": لا أستمع لتلاواتي إلا عند المونتاج | صحيفة الاقتصادية". September 6, 2019. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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