Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Mosque

Al-Sharif Al-Hussein Bin Ali Mosque

Al-Sharif Al-Hussein Bin Ali Mosque

The mosque was built in 1942 in the city of Ma'an by one of the contractors from Ma'an with Ma'an stone known as white gold and can accommodate about 3,000 worshippers. It is known as the Great Mosque of Ma'an and is considered one of the oldest mosques in the city and the Kingdom in general, while the Director of Waqf in Ma'an Governorate, Dr. Bilal Al-Bahri, states that this mosque is one of the oldest mosques, and the royal will came to rebuild it, as it was demolished in 2017.

Al-Sharif Al-Hussein bin Ali mosque, which is an Islamic architectural masterpiece located in the heart of the city of Ma 'an, includes a men's chapel with a capacity for 3,000 serums The mosque's facades consist of double glass with high light permeability. and walls and floors were bound with granite and marble and aluminum binding for the two lighthouses and decoration walls, The mosque consists of three floors, the settlement floor, the park and the ground floor, and consists of the main lounge, its facilities, the conference lounge and a women's chapel.

The mosque is characterized by a natural lighting system from the mosque dome and glass walls, a central air conditioning system for the mosque, an alarm system in case of fire, and a sophisticated acoustic system. The entrances are covered with granite terraces, and the floor of the nave is covered with marble terraces and glass walls.

The mosque is characterized by a natural lighting system from the mosque dome and glass walls, a central air conditioning system for the mosque, an alarm system in case of fire, and a sophisticated acoustic system. The entrances are covered with granite terraces, and the floor of the nave is covered with marble terraces and glass walls.

His Majesty King Abdullah II visited the newly reconstructed Sharif Hussein bin Ali Mosque in Ma'an, which was built at a cost of 3.88 million dinars with a construction area of 6,200 meters and is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the Kingdom.

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