| Al Noor Mosque | |
|---|---|
Jāmiʿ An-Nūr (جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر) | |
.jpg) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ownership | Sharjah Government |
| Leadership |
|
| Location | |
| Location | Khalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
  Location in the U.A.E. | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°20′6″N55°23′13.92″E / 25.33500°N 55.3872000°E /25.33500; 55.3872000 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Architectural Academic Office |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Turkish Ottoman[1] |
| General contractor | United Engineering |
| Groundbreaking | April 6, 2003 (2003-04-06) |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2200 (1800 male; 400 female)[1] |
| Dome(s) | 34[1] |
| Dome height (inner) | 31.5 m (103 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Materials | GRC,Marble andGypsum |
| Website | |
| shjculture.com | |
Al Noor Mosque (Arabic:جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر,romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nūr) is amosque inSharjah, theU.A.E., located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche.[2] It is ofTurkish Ottoman design and was influenced by theSultan Ahmed Mosque inTurkey.[1][3] It is one of the mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total.[1][4][5]
In 2014 the mosque set aGuinness World Record for the "World's largest wooden charity box" for theirRamadan donation campaign.[6][7]
 | This article about amosque or otherIslamic place of worship in theUnited Arab Emirates is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
