Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Solo | |
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Masjid Raya Sheikh Zayed, Solo
[1] Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr, Sōlō (جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر، سوْلو) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Central Java |
Region | Southeast Asia |
Deity | Allah ( God) |
Leadership | Akmal Salim Ruhana, Ministry of Religious Affairs [4] |
Year consecrated | February 2022[2] [3] |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Solo |
Municipality | Surakarta |
Country | Indonesia |
Administration | Indonesia and the UAE [4] |
Geographic coordinates | 7°33′17.15″S 110°49′36.05″E / 7.5547639°S 110.8266806°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) |
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Type | Congregational mosque |
Style | Middle Eastern, with a hint of Moroccan architecture |
Founder | Indonesia and the U.A.E. |
Funded by | United Arab Emirates |
General contractor | Waskita Karya |
Completed | 28 February 2023 [1] |
Construction cost | Rp 313.1 billion ( US$ 20 million) [5] [2] [3] |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | Qiblah |
Capacity | 10,000 people [2] [6] |
Dome(s) | 82 [7] |
Minaret(s) | 4 [7] [8] |
Site area | 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) |
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Solo ( Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر، سوْلو, romanized: Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr, Sōlō; Indonesian: Masjid Raya Sheikh Zayed, Solo) [1] is a mosque in Solo, Indonesia, which is a smaller replica of the grand mosque in Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E. [7] [9] Built at a cost of US$ 20 million ( Rp 313.1 billion), it is named in honour of the UAE's founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. [2] [3] [5]
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was then the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, visited Indonesia in July 2019, and had offered the mosque as a gift to President Widodo. Construction began on Monday the 8th of March, 2021. [5] [10]
On November 14, 2022, President Widodo and his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed, inaugurated the grand mosque . [2] [3] It was completed on Tuesday the 28th of February, 2023. [1]
The mosque occupies an area of 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft), and can accommodate about 10,000 worshipers. [2] [6] It has 4 minarets and 82 domes in total. Of these, a large central dome is surrounded by 4 smaller ones. The main prayer area has 32 columns. [7] [8] There is also a center for training clerics, which is sponsored by the UAE. [4] [11]