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Jalil Khayat Mosque

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The Jalil Khayat Mosque is a Sunni Islamic mosque in ErbilIraqi Kurdistan; the largest in the city. The mosque was begun by Jalil Khayat who died in 2005; and the mosque was completed in 2007 by his sons in memory of their father.

The mosque’s style resembles the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo and the Blue mosque in Istanbul.It has been cited as one of the most beautiful mosque interiors. Alkhayat construction company states that ‘The mosque building relies on Islamic architecture and al-Abbasi design except the domes’, which are an Ottoman design.

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Architect

Type

Central

Country

Iraq

Owner/Founder

Year

2007

Area

160,000 sq ft

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