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Mohammed VI Mosque (Dar es Salaam)

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The Mohammed VI Mosque (Swahili: Msikiti wa Mfalme Mohamed wa Sita) is a Friday mosque in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[3] The mosque complex also serves as the headquarters of the National Muslim Council of Tanzania.

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Mohammed VI Mosque
Msikiti wa Mfalme Mohamed wa Sita
Minaret of the mosque
Mohammed VI Mosque (Dar es Salaam) is located in Tanzania
Mohammed VI Mosque (Dar es Salaam)
Location of the mosque in Tanzania
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Friday mosque
Governing bodyBAKWATA
StatusActive
Location
LocationDar es Salaam
CountryTanzania
Interactive map of Mohammed VI Mosque
Coordinates6°47′23″S 39°16′05″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleMoorish Revial
Funded byMohammed VI of Morocco
Groundbreaking25 October 2016
Completed2022
Specifications
Capacityc.5,000 – c.8,000 worshipers
Minaret1
Site area7,400 m2 (80,000 sq ft)
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