Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque#History

{{Short description|Mosque in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates}}

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| building_name = Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque

| native_name = {{transliteration|ar|Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah Bin Zāyid Al Nahyān}} ({{lang|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة بِن زَايِد آل نَهْيَان}})

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• Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque
• Sheikh Khalifa Mosque ({{langx|ar|مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة|Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah}})
• Al Ain Grand Mosque

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| location = Al Ain

| coordinates = {{coord|24|13|33.6|N|55|44|49.2|E|region:AE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| religious_affiliation = Islam

| deity = Allah (God)

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| region = Eastern Arabia

| state = Abu Dhabi

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| country = United Arab Emirates

| territory = Al-Ain

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| municipality = Al Ain City Municipality

| consecration_year = 2021

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| functional_status = Active

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| ownership = Government

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| architecture_type = Mosque

| architecture_style = Andalusian and Umayyad architecture

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| groundbreaking = 2013

| year_completed = 2021

| construction_cost = AED 600 million (awarded)

| specifications = Yes

| capacity = Over 20,000

• Indoor: 6,433
• Outdoor: 14,029

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• Built-up: {{convert|15,684|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
• Total: {{convert|256,680|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

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Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque ({{langx|ar|{{Script|Arab|مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة بِن زَايِد آل نَهْيَان}}|Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah Bin Zāyid Al Nahyān}}), also known as Al Ain Grand Mosque,{{citation |work=Al Bayaty Architects & Engineering Consultancy |title=Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque |publisher=ProTenders |url=https://www.protenders.com/companies/albayaty/projects/sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-grand-mosque |access-date=2018-04-02}} Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Grand Mosque, or simply the Sheikh Khalifa Mosque ({{langx|ar|{{Script|Arab|مَسْجِد ٱلشَّيْخ خَلِيْفَة}}|Masjid Aš-Šaykh Khalīfah}}),{{cite news |work=MEED |title=طرح مناقصة بناء مسجد الشيخ خليفة في العين |publisher=Al-Bayan |language=ar |url=http://www.albayan.ae/economy/local-market/2013-05-07-1.1878107 |date=2013-05-07 |access-date=2014-11-24}}{{cite news |last=Rafī‘ |first=Jamīl |title=مسجد الشيخ خليفة بالعين.. أيقونة المعمار والحضارة |publisher=Al-Ittihad |language=ar |location=Al Ain |url=http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=92964&y=2014 |date=2014-10-23 |access-date=2014-11-24}}{{cite news |publisher=سـنـيـار |title=العين تفتتح مسجد "الشيخ خليفة" بالعين في 2016 |language=ar |url=http://www.snyar.net/العين-تفتتح-مسجد-الشيخ-خليفة-بالعين-ف/ |date=2014-11-01 |access-date=2014-11-24}} is the largest mosque in the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and one of the largest mosques in the United Arab Emirates. Open to the public since 12 April 2021, it is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates from November 2004 until his death in May 2022.{{cite news |author=Abdul Kader, B. |title=Al Ain to have one of the largest mosques in UAE |newspaper=Gulf News |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/al-ain-to-have-one-of-the-largest-mosques-in-uae-1.1406553 |date=2014-10-31 |access-date=2018-04-02}}{{cite book |editor=Rough Guides UK |title=The Rough Guide to Dubai |isbn=978-0-2412-9864-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IYYnDQAAQBAJ&dq=sheikh+khalifa+mosque&pg=PT271 |date=2016-11-01}}