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Uganda National Mosque


History


The mosque's initial name, the Old Kampala National Mosque, was given to it when building on it started in 1972. Construction was put on hold in 1976 and then picked again up in 2001. 

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council's headquarters were situated in the finished mosque, which was formally inaugurated as the Gaddafi National Mosque in June 2007.

After Colonel Gaddafi's death in 2013, it was renamed "Uganda National Mosque" because the new Libyan government "was reluctant to reconstruct the mosque under the old name." 

There are 304 steps leading up to the minaret of the mosque.

Description


Details

Location

Old Kampala Rd, Kampala, Uganda

Worshippers

12,200

Owners

Uganda Muslim Supreme Council

Year of Build

2008

Area

12 acres (4.9 ha)

Drawings

Map

History

The mosque's initial name, the Old Kampala National Mosque, was given to it when building on it started in 1972. Construction was put on hold in 1976 and then picked again up in 2001. 

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council's headquarters were situated in the finished mosque, which was formally inaugurated as the Gaddafi National Mosque in June 2007.

After Colonel Gaddafi's death in 2013, it was renamed "Uganda National Mosque" because the new Libyan government "was reluctant to reconstruct the mosque under the old name." 

There are 304 steps leading up to the minaret of the mosque.

Description