Cotabato Grand Mosque, officially known as the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, is situated in Cotabato City and is the largest mosque in the Philippines with the capacity to accommodate 15,000 people. It is also the second largest mosque in Southeast Asia after the Istiqlal Mosque of Indonesia.
The mosque was erected in 2011 with the building’s construction reportedly costing US$48 million. Around 53% of the construction cost was partly funded by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, while the rest was funded by the administration of President Noynoy Aquino.
The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque was designed by local architecture firm Palafox Associates of Felino Palafox. The mosque’s domes is painted in gold and their tips are adorned by crescent moons. The building’s minarets stands 43 meters (141 ft) high and is lit at night which serves as a guide for aircraft pilots flying near the area. The building itself occupies an area of 5,000 square meters (54,000 sq ft) or half a hectare on a five hectare lot.
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