Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah)
Mosque in Sharjah
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Al Noor Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر, romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nūr) is a mosque in Sharjah, the U.A.E., located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche.[2] It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey.[1][3] It is one of the mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total.[1][4][5]
OwnershipSharjah Government
Leadership
- Imam(s):
Imams both from Syria - Spokesperson:
Sharjah Centre for Cultural Communication
LocationKhalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche, 
Sharjah, 
United Arab Emirates
Sharjah, 
United Arab Emirates| Al Noor Mosque | |
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Jāmiʿ An-Nūr (جَامِع ٱلنُّوْر) | |
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  Location in the U.A.E. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ownership | Sharjah Government |
| Leadership |
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| Location | |
| Location | Khalid Lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°20′6″N 55°23′13.92″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Architectural Academic Office |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Turkish Ottoman[1] |
| United Engineering | |
| Groundbreaking | April 6, 2003 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2200 (1800 male; 400 female)[1] |
| Dome | 34[1] |
Dome height (inner) | 31.5 m (103 ft) |
| Minaret | 2 |
Minaret height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Materials | GRC, Marble and Gypsum |
| Website | |
| shjculture.com | |
In 2014 the mosque set a Guinness World Record for the "World's largest wooden charity box" for their Ramadan donation campaign.[6][7]
Al Noor Mosque at night
El Noor Mosque as seen from Corniche Street
