| 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 inSaudi Arabia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°47′41″N46°44′16″E / 24.79472°N 46.73778°E /24.79472; 46.73778 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | ModernNajdi |
| 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 m2 (75,000 sq ft) |
TheSheikh Fahd bin Abdul Rahman bin Fahd al-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic:جامع الشيخ فهد بن عبد الرحمن بن فهد الدخيل), simply known asal-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic:جامع الدخيل), is aSunniIslamFriday mosque, located in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood ofRiyadh,Saudi Arabia.[1]
The mosque was opened in 2004.
Construction of the mosque began in 2000 and completed in 2004 and was built in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood of Riyadh.[2] The mosque has aminaret 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 ofRamadan when the space surrounding the mosque gets in use.[3][4][5][6]
Yasir al-Dawsari served as the imam of the mosque from its opening until he was appointed as one of the imams ofMasjid al-Haram inMecca.[7][8]
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