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Al-Dakheel Mosque
Arabic: جامع الدخيل
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Riyadh
Country	Saudi Arabia
Location of the mosque in Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates	24°47′41″N 46°44′16″E / 24.79472°N 46.73778°E / 24.79472; 46.73778
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Modern Najdi
Groundbreaking	2000
Completed	2004
Specifications
Capacity	3,000 worshippers
Dome(s)	1
Dome height (outer)	18 m (59 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)	10 m (33 ft)
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	50 m (160 ft)
Site area	7,000 m (75,000 sq ft)

The Sheikh Fahd bin Abdul Rahman bin Fahd al-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ فهد بن عبد الرحمن بن فهد الدخيل), simply known as al-Dakheel Mosque (Arabic: جامع الدخيل), is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque, located in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The mosque was opened in 2004.

Overview

Construction of the mosque began in 2000 and completed in 2004 and was built in the ash-Shuhada neighborhood of Riyadh. The mosque has a minaret that is 50 m (160 ft) high and a dome that is 18 m (59 ft) high. The mosque can accommodate approximately 1,800 worshippers during off-season and 3,000 worshippers at its maximum. The numbers reach 7,000 in the month of Ramadan when the space surrounding the mosque gets in use.

Yasir al-Dawsari served as the imam of the mosque from its opening until he was appointed as one of the imams of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

See also

• Islam in Saudi Arabia
• List of mosques in Saudi Arabia

References

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