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King Saud Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد الملك سعود ) is a Sunni Islam mosque , in the city of Jeddah , in the Al-Sharafeyyah District, in Saudi Arabia . The mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and construction was completed in 1987. It is mainly built of bricks and covers an area of 9,700 square metres (104,000 ft ) with the prayer hall alone covering 2,464 square metres (26,520 ft ), making it the largest mosque in Jeddah. The largest dome has a span of 20 metres (66 ft) and reaches a height of 42 metres (138 ft). The minaret is 60 metres (200 ft) tall. The 1987 mosque replaced an earlier mosque structure, built on the same site in c. 1950s , poorly constructed using reinforce concrete.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
His Majesty King Saud Mosque is the largest mosque in the city of Jeddah and is located in Jeddah's Al-Sharafeyyah District. The Mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and was finished in 1987. It is mainly build of brick and covers an area of 9700 m² with the prayer hall alone covering 2464 m². The largest dome has a span of 20 meters and reaches a height of 42 meters. The Minaret reaches a height of 60 meters.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
His Majesty King Saud Mosque is the largest mosque in the city of Jeddah and is located in Jeddah's Al-Sharafeyyah District. The Mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and was finished in 1987. It is mainly build of brick and covers an area of 9700 m² with the prayer hall alone covering 2464 m². The largest dome has a span of 20 meters and reaches a height of 42 meters. The Minaret reaches a height of 60 meters.
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Mosque in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia His Majesty King Saud Mosque ( ) is the largest mosque in the city of Jeddah and is located in Jeddah's Al-Sharafeyyah District. The Mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and was finished in 1987. It is mainly built of bricks and covers an area of 9,700 square metres (104,000 ft ) with the prayer hall alone covering 2,464 square metres (26,520 ft ).The largest dome has a span of 20 metres (66 ft) and reaches a height of 42 metres (138 ft).
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largest mosque in the city of jeddah and is located in jeddah's al-sharafeyyah district
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sunni islam mosque
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