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| World's third-largest largest mosque: All you need to know |
| 2024-02-28 |
| [GEO.TV] With just days into the holy month of Ramadan, Algeria has finally inaugurated the world’s third-largest Africa’s largest mosque, Al Jazeera reported. The inauguration of the mosque was delayed due to political shifts. The media outlet reported that the Grand Mosque of Algiers was inaugurated by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday. Locals call it Djamaa El-Djazair. As many as 120,000 worshippers can pray at once. It features the world’s tallest minaret at 265 metres (869 feet). The only mosques bigger than it are in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s Makkah and Madina. The seven-year construction resulted in a sprawling modernist structure (nearly 70 acres) adorned with wood and marble, and infused with Arabic and North African influences. It even boasts a helicopter pad and a library fit for a million books. The massive mosque, built by a Chinese company, reportedly cost nearly $900 million to construct. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 120,000 all bonking their heads in unison in a Chinese built structure. what could go wrong? |
| Posted by: Beavis 2024-02-28 19:33 |
| #7 #5 - And the Chinese |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-02-28 18:40 |
| #6 "...and down these stairs is the Cu Chi wing." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-02-28 18:23 |
| #5 The massive mosque, built by a Chinese company, reportedly cost nearly $900 million to construct. Would have cost $2.5 Billion but they used Uighurs. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-02-28 18:19 |
| #4 "...mosque:" You can stop right there - that's all I need. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-02-28 16:58 |
| #3 even though there doesn't seem anything overly complicated about this structure, they couldn't trust an Algerian company to build it I guess |
| Posted by: lord garth 2024-02-28 14:53 |
| #2 ^+ where they store explosives - so you can save on ammo. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-02-28 12:12 |
| #1 All you need to know Targeting coordinates? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-28 11:51 |