King Abdullah I Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Amman, Jordan}}
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The King Abdullah I Mosque ({{langx|ar|مسجد الملك عبد الله الأول}}) is a mosque, located in Amman, Jordan. Named in honour of Abdullah I, the mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 and is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer.{{Cite book |last=Musa |first=Majd |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Amman_Gulf_Capital_Identity_and_Contempo/GCslDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Amman: Gulf Capital, Identity, and Contemporary Megaprojects |date=2017-01-20 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-19373-9 |pages=80–81 |language=en}} It is in the Abdali area of the city.{{Cite book |last=Kilde |first=Jeanne Halgren |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Oxford_Handbook_of_Religious_Space/FaB1EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=The Oxford Handbook of Religious Space |date=2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-087498-8 |pages=244–246 |language=en}}
Tourists are allowed to visit. Men must have long trousers on and women must cover their heads, arms and legs. A hooded gown is provided free of charge for this purpose.
Gallery
Amman BW 33.JPG|Interior of the mosque
King Abdullah Mosque at Night.jpg|The mosque at night
King Abdullah I Mosque FotoThalerTamas.jpg|The mosque
See also
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External links
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.awqaf.gov.jo/pages.php?menu_id=52 |title=King Abdullah I Mosque |trans-title= |lang=ar |work=AWQAF.gov.jo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090625/http://www.awqaf.gov.jo/pages.php?menu_id=52 |archive-date=2012-04-26 |date= |access-date= }}
Category:1989 establishments in Jordan
Category:20th-century mosques in Asia
Category:Mosques completed in 1989
Category:Tourist attractions in Amman
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