Uganda National Mosque

The Uganda National Mosque is a mosque located at Kampala Hill in the Old Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda. Completed in 2006, it seats up to 15,000 worshipers and can hold another 1,100 in the gallery, while the terrace will cater for another 3,500. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya commissioned the mosque as a gift to Uganda, and for the benefit of the Muslim population. Uganda has many mosques but this one is a skyscraper mosque.[1]

For the mosque in Dodoma, Tanzania, see Gaddafi Mosque.
Uganda National Mosque
مسجد أوغندا الوطني
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni Islam
Location
LocationKampala, Uganda
Location in Kampala
AdministrationUganda Muslim Supreme Council
Geographic coordinates0.315539°N 32.568591°E / 0.315539; 32.568591
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established2008
Specifications
Capacity12,200
Interior area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Dome(s)5
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height50.5 metres (166 ft)
MaterialsReinforced concrete

The completed mosque was opened officially in June 2007 under the name Gaddafi National Mosque, and housed the head offices of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council.[2] It was renamed "Uganda National Mosque" in 2013 following the death of Colonel Gaddafi as the new Libyan administration was "reluctant to rehabilitate the mosque under the old name."[3]

  • Interior view
  • View from the front
  • Minaret
  • Dome
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See also

References
  1. New Mosque Redraws Kampala's Skyline UGPulse.com, August 24, 2006
  2. "Uganda People News: Kayongo free to enter Gaddafi Mosque-Mubajje". Ultimate Media Consult. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. Old Kampala mosque drops Gaddafi name, The Observer
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