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Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque ) ( ; transliterated : Masjid al-Fatih ) is one of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers at a time.1The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain . It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair , which is a town located in the capital city of Manama . The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace , the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah . The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass . Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg ), the dome is currently the worlds largest fibreglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library which opened to the public in 2006.2The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987.3It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh , the conqueror of Bahrain.4
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The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque ) ( ; transliterated : Masjid al-Fatih ) is one of the largest mosques in the world, encompassing 6,500 square meters and having the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named after Ahmed Al Fateh , the conqueror of Bahrain. In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain . http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=229798 Ahmed Al Fateh Mosque , Bahrain Tourism .
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The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque ) ( ; transliterated : Masjid al-Fatih ) is one of the largest mosques in the world, encompassing 6,500 square meters and having the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named after Ahmed Al Fateh . In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain .
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Mosque in Manama, Bahrain The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque ) ( ; transliterated : Masjid al-Fatih ) was one of the largest mosques in the world, encompassing 6,500 square meters and having the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named after Ahmed Al Fateh . In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Mosque in Manama, Bahrain The Al-Fateh Mosque , also known as the Al-Fateh Islamic Center and as the Al Fateh Grand Mosque , ( Arabic : مسجد الفاتح , romanized : Masjid al-Fatih ) is a large mosque , located in Manama , Bahrain .Encompassing 6,500 square metres (70,000 sq ft), with the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time, it was one of the largest mosques in the world.The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1987 and was named in honour of Ahmed Al Fateh . In 2006, Al-Fateh became the site of the National Library of Bahrain . "Hundreds of Bahrainis Shia and Sunni Performed Prayer in Al Fateh Mosque to Show the Spirit of Brotherhood Between two Sects" .
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one of the largest mosques in the world
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large mosque
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