![]() The outside paved area in the gardens can carry around 8,000 worshipers and with an additional usable area for prayer in the interior courtyard and the corridors, making a total capacity of the mosque up to 20,000 worshipers. The main prayer hall (musalla) can hold over 6,500 worshippers, and the women’s prayer hall (musalla) can accommodate 750 worshipers at a time. The main minaret is 91.5 meters tall and the others reach up to 45 meters. The 5 minarets define the limits of the site representing the 5 pillars of Islam. The mosque is square in shape which surrounds the central dome with a total height of 50 meters. ![]() The full name of this magnificent iconic structure is the "Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque", which dominates the skyline of Muscat.
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