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The Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة, romanized: Masjid Māzin Bin Ġaḍūbah), also known as Masjid Al-Miḍmār (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار), is a mosque located in Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Founded by Māzin bin Al-Ghaḍūbah [ar] the Omani companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,[2] and completed in c. 627 C.E., it is the oldest mosque in the country.[1] Built in stone and marble, the mosque was restored and renovated in 1979 and in 2017.[3][4]

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Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Masjid Al-Miḍmār[1]
مَسْجِد مَازِن بِن غَضُوْبَة
مَسْجِد ٱلْمِضْمَار
The mosque in 2006
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque is located in Oman
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Location of the mosque in Oman
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque is located in Middle East
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (Middle East)
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque
Mazin Bin Ghadoubah Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationSamail, Muscat, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
CountryOman
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Masjid Al-Miḍmār[1]
Coordinates23°18′41″N 58°00′38.23″E
Architecture
FounderMazin bin Ghadouba
Completedc. 627 C.E.
MaterialsStone and marble
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