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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Muscat

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Inaugurated in 2001, this contemporary Islamic mosque is, perhaps, the capital's greatest attraction and largest place of worship. It features five minarets and room for 20,000 worshippers. The handwoven prayer hall carpet alone is a site to behold, its 1,700,000,000 knots took 4 years and 600 craftswomen to weave, and the carpet's total weight exceeds a staggering 21 tons.
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  • addressSultan Qaboos Street, Muscat
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