Al Fateh Mosque

The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح‎; transliterated: Masjid al-Fatih) is one of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain.

It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace, the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass. Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the worlds largest fibreglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library which opened to the public in 2006. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987. It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain.

Tourism

Besides being a place of Islamic worship, the mosque is one of the prime tourist attractions in Bahrain; attracting tourists from all over the world of all communities. The mosque is closed to visitors and tourists on all Fridays and other holidays.

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The unique feature of this masjid is its worlds biggest fiberglass dome weighing over 60,000kg. Also check the National Library & the Religious Institute for Islamic Affairs
The Ritz-Carlton
22 June 2011
Look up and take a moment to appreciate the giant space above. This is the world’s largest fibreglass mosque dome, it weighs more than 60,000 kilogrammes and can shelter up to 7,000 worshippers.
Isa Almoawda
22 July 2012
For foreigners & tourists, they give a nice tour here where they explain a little about Islam & the architecture of the Masjid. Don't miss it..
RAKAN
14 March 2019
The mosque ???? is beautiful ,stunning architecture ????
Tota
8 July 2013
The Best place ever, Soul relaxing ❤!
Iryna Sydorovych
10 January 2016
Fantastic spirit, very good guide!!!!
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