Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Muscat's main Friday mosque, completed in 2001 in a contemporary Islamic style. Its prayer hall holds a very large hand knotted carpet and a huge chandelier, and the complex is open to visitors outside prayer times.
- Where
- Muscat, Oman
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.5839, 58.3892
Get the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Muscat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque 2.6 km
A mosque in the Bawshar district of Muscat, also called the Bahwan Mosque after its private donors. Its pale blue domes were completed in recent years and it welcomes visitors outside prayer times.
Zawawi Mosque 3.6 km
A Sunni mosque in the Al Khuwair district of Muscat, opposite the Natural History Museum. It is a landmark of the modern city with a wide dome and a decorated prayer hall.
Natural History Museum Oman 3.8 km
A natural history museum in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture complex in Al Khuwair, opposite the Zawawi Mosque. Its exhibits cover the geology, plants and animals of Oman, including whales of the Arabian Sea.
Royal Opera House Muscat 8.8 km
Oman's main venue for music and the performing arts, on Sultan Qaboos Street in the Shati Al Qurm district. It was built in the early 2000s and opened in 2011, and stages opera, ballet and concerts in a building of Omani style.
Qurm Nature Reserve 10 km
A national nature reserve on the Gulf of Oman coast of Muscat, set up to protect a mangrove forest and the surrounding wetland. It shelters the birds and fish that live and feed among the trees and shallow channels.
Saints Peter and Paul Church 15 km
A Catholic church in Ruwi, in Muscat, serving the large Christian community in the capital. It stands in a district of shops and offices, and masses are held there in several languages.
Sultan's Armed Forces Museum 16 km
A military history museum in Muscat, housed in the old Bait Al Falaj Fort, which is about 150 years old. The fort was once the headquarters of the Sultan's armed forces, and the displays follow the history of Oman's army.
Shiva Temple Muscat 20 km
A Hindu temple complex in Muttrah, near the Al Alam Palace. Known as Motishwar Mandir, it is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the Gulf, built to serve the Indian merchant community of Muscat.
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Questions
Where is Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque?
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is in Muscat, Oman. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque (2.6 km), Zawawi Mosque (3.6 km), Natural History Museum Oman (3.8 km).
How do I get the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Muscat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Muscat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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