The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is one of the six largest mosques in the world. Named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates. He is buried nearby. The mosque was officially opened during the month of Ramadan in 2007.
This mosque, along with the Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai, has become an exception - everyone (not just Muslims) is allowed into it.
The mosque can simultaneously accommodate 40,000 believers. The main prayer hall is designed for 7 thousand worshipers. Two rooms next to the main prayer hall can accommodate 1,500 people each. One of these rooms is for women only.
At the four corners of the mosque are four minarets, which rise to about 115 meters. The outer row of the main building is covered with 57 domes. The domes are decorated with white marble, their interior decoration is also made of marble. The courtyard is lined with colored marble and has about seventeen thousand square meters.
The carpet of the mosque is the largest carpet in the world, it was made by the "Carpets of Iran" company according to the drawing of the Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi. The area of ​​the “rug” is 5627 square meters, approximately 1200 weavers, 20 technical groups and 30 workers worked on it. The weight of this carpet is 47 tons - 35 tons of wool and 12 tons of cotton. There are 2,268,000 knots in the structure of the carpet.
The largest chandelier hangs in the mosque. Seven copper gilded chandeliers were imported from Germany. The largest chandelier is 10 meters in diameter and 15 meters high.