Saudi Mosque

Saudi Mosque
Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة
The Saudi Mosque in 2007
Saudi Mosque is located in Mauritania
Saudi Mosque
Location of the mosque in Mauritania
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
SectSalafi movement
Mosque
LeadershipImam Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet
StatusActive
Location
LocationNouakchott
CountryMauritania
Coordinates18°5′24″N 15°58′32″W / 18.09000°N 15.97556°W / 18.09000; -15.97556
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Completed2012
Construction cost
US$88.76 million
Specifications
MinaretTwo
Site area54,000 m2 (580,000 sq ft)

The Saudi Mosque (Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة: French: La Mosquée Saoudienne), also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.

Overview

The mosque was built with the assistance of the Government of Saudi Arabia.

For several decades, Bouddah Ould Bousseyri had been imam of the Saudi Mosque, he was a close associate of the Mauritanian regime and a supporter of Sunni Islam and a very influential figure in the apolitical Islamist camp. The current imam, Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet, is a thinker of politicized salafism and a supporter of state authority.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Saudi Mosque" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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