Al-Nour Mosque (Morocco)
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Al-Nour Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النور) is a mosque located in the mountainous city of Azrou, in Ifrane Province, within the Fès-Meknès Region. It is the largest religious building in the Middle Atlas. The mosque was built by the late King Hassan II of Morocco[1] in September 1987 and was inaugurated by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2000.[2]
Al-Nour Mosque covers an area of 5,700 square meters and has a capacity of 5,000 worshippers. The mosque consists of two floors: the ground floor for men and the first floor for women. It also features a water fountain, an ablution area, and an additional open prayer space for overflow congregations. The construction budget for this mosque reached 1 billion dirhams, with an additional 15 million dirhams allocated for its furnishings.[2]
