The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Fujairah, also known as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, is the main mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, and the second largest in the United Arab Emirates after the mosque with the same name in Abu Dhabi.
The mosque opened in 2015, and Fujairah’s ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, led the first Eid prayers.
Similar in appearance to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, this large white mosque is a landmark that is visible from many locations in the centre of the city. It can hold around 28,000 worshippers. It has 65 domes and six minarets, between 80 and 100 metres (260 and 330 feet) in height. The courtyard of the mosque, with fountains and gardens, can hold 14,000 people.
Photographs taken by: Geoff Pound (Fujairah in Focus) from not much to be seen above ground at the 20 day mark in June 2010 to it’s final stage.
According to those who executed the construction of the mosque, the excavation volume on-site reached 134,000 m2, piling volume reached 33,500 m2, concrete volume used in the mosque, excluding the minarets, reached 51500 m2, as the minarets consumed 8,500 m2 of sliding molds, and the rebar used reached 5150 tons. The construction of the Mosque took five years, covering a total area of 2.38580.84 m2.
