Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat is the largest mosque in Oman with an area of 416,000 square meters and a capacity of more than 20,000 worshipers, as it can accommodate about 8,000 people inside, while the courtyard can accommodate up to 12,000 people, and the mosque is one of the wonders of modern architecture, and includes a mixture Of the Omani, Islamic and Middle Eastern architectural styles, it contains four main sections: a men’s prayer hall, a women’s prayer hall with a capacity of 750 worshipers, a library, a theater for lectures and sermons, and there is also an Islamic center in which dates, coffee, tea and other refreshments are provided for free, and the mosque also includes an ablution room With a fountain at its center open to visitors during non-prayer times, it is worth noting that this mosque is one of the few mosques in Arabia that allows entry to non-Muslim visitors.