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'''Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi''' is the largest mosque in [[Tanzania]] and the second-largest in [[East Africa]] after the [[Uganda National Mosque]] in Uganda. It is located in the Tanzanian capital of [[Dodoma]]. |
'''Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi Mosque''' is the largest mosque in [[Tanzania]] and the second-largest in [[East Africa]] after the [[Uganda National Mosque]] in Uganda. It is located in the Tanzanian capital of [[Dodoma]]. |
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It was named after the former [[Libya]]n [[Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution]] [[Muammar Gaddafi]] who provided the funds for its construction via the [[World Islamic Call Society]]. The mosque was inaugurated by [[President of Tanzania|President]] [[Jakaya Kikwete]] in 2010 and has a capacity for at least 3,000 worshippers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.africareview.com/Special-Reports/-/979182/1119508/-/x86kgqz/-/index.html |title=Gaddafi “gifts” to Tanzania in limbo |last1=MSANGYA |first1=DANIEL |date= 5 March 2011 |website= africareview.com |publisher= |accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref> |
It was named after the former [[Libya]]n [[Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution]] [[Muammar Gaddafi]] who provided the funds for its construction via the [[World Islamic Call Society]]. The mosque was inaugurated by [[President of Tanzania|President]] [[Jakaya Kikwete]] in 2010 and has a capacity for at least 3,000 worshippers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.africareview.com/Special-Reports/-/979182/1119508/-/x86kgqz/-/index.html |title=Gaddafi “gifts” to Tanzania in limbo |last1=MSANGYA |first1=DANIEL |date= 5 March 2011 |website= africareview.com |publisher= |accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref> |
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| Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Dodoma, Tanzania |
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Administration | BAKWATA |
| Geographic coordinates | 6°10′22″S 35°44′45″E / 6.172689°S 35.745721°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Date established | 2010 |
| Construction cost | US$5 million |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3,000 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | 2 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi Mosque is the largest mosque in Tanzania and the second-largest in East Africa after the Uganda National Mosque in Uganda. It is located in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma.
It was named after the former Libyan Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi who provided the funds for its construction via the World Islamic Call Society. The mosque was inaugurated by President Jakaya Kikwete in 2010 and has a capacity for at least 3,000 worshippers.[1]
See also
References
- ^ MSANGYA, DANIEL (5 March 2011). "Gaddafi "gifts" to Tanzania in limbo". africareview.com. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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