Omar Al-Farooq Mosque

Omar Al-Farooq Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusFriday mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationKandahar, Kandahar Province
CountryAfghanistan
Omar Al-Farooq Mosque is located in Afghanistan
Omar Al-Farooq Mosque
Location of the mosque in Afghanistan
Geographic coordinates31°36′37″N 65°42′05″E / 31.61028°N 65.70139°E / 31.61028; 65.70139
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
FounderMullah Omar
Groundbreaking2010
Completed2014
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)4

The Omar Al-Farooq Mosque, also known as Jame Omer Masque,[1] is a Sunni Friday mosque, located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is located next to Shahidaan Chowk (Martyrs' Square).[2]

The mosque was originally planned by Mullah Omar in the late 1990s. Construction began in 2010 and the mosque was completed in 2014, except its four minarets which remainded unfinished.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jame Omer Masque, Kandahar Afg". Habib Faiz Group. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ "Omar Al-Farooq mosquel". Pajhwok Afghan News. July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ بزرگترین مسجد افغانستان در قندهار. BBC News (in Persian). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-11.


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