(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The project for constructing the biggest mosque in Africa began in a ceremony in the Algerian capital of Algiers. The ceremony was officiated by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.The mosque is built on a 20-hectar lot of land in the Muhammadia district of Algiers. Upon completion, it will accommodate 120,000 worshippers. It will have a library with a study hall holding 2000 people. There will also be a museum and a research center. The Algiers with be the third largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid al-Nabi in Medina. It will cost some 1.3 billion dollars to build the mosque./129
source : Iqna
Tuesday
8 November 2011
8:30:00 PM
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The project for constructing the biggest mosque in Africa began in a ceremony in the Algerian capital of Algiers.