Africa’s largest mosque has been completed with thanks to China

[zeeshe100]

masjid toh bana de pal bahr main emaah ke hararat walo nay
maan apna porana papi tha barso main nemazi ban na saka

khoda k banday ko chhat tak muyasar nahe or khoda ko ghar ke zarorat nahe khoda k ghar banatay hain

 

[Dubious]

whats the difference between praying on a dirt floor and praying in a multi-billion dollar mosque? does one have more sabab?

a lot of muslims have lost the script about their own religion. that strongly advocates against idol worship and materealism. Yet we see unknown billions being spent to build fancy mosques, some with gold in their minarets all over the Islamic world. with many in improverished areas

I think it is an age old challenge back when churches used go be glamorous and hide wealth collected in terms of tax...masjids started following the same trend....but yes no matter how far you keep the human away from Shaitan the faster he /she will run towards the ill

You don't like the design? I thought it looks kind of trendy.



I know the classic dome and a minaret has become the cultural norm in most of the world but from what I know there's nothing wrong with having any other design.

I know nothing is wrong but like I said it looks like a Greek obelisk

 

[Wow]

whats the difference between praying on a dirt floor and praying in a multi-billion dollar mosque? does one have more sabab?

a lot of muslims have lost the script about their own religion. that strongly advocates against idol worship and materealism. Yet we see unknown billions being spent to build fancy mosques, some with gold in their minarets all over the Islamic world. with many in improverished areas

Can you imagine this kind of money was used to fund small business fund school give people housing we as a people are lost

 

[terry5]

Nice masjid in African style .
Will be full I bet like all masjids .

 

[Ceylal]

On of Bouteflika’s excess, totally waste of good money that could have been used in something else...It will make a great university hospital...There is a petition circulating to that effect..
There is nothing wrong with the architecture , it is modern , well thought of that represents modern Algeria...

This is a a real mosque gentlemen.

I don’t think the modern technology can duplicate this jewel..It stood time and earthquakes ...

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Masha'Allah a beautiful Masjid for a beautiful Islam.

 

[Ceylal]

Masha'Allah a beautiful Masjid for a beautiful Islam.

Sorry Pal, there is nothing beautiful about Islam, in these days...200,000 people were slaughtered by Islam, countless disappearances and drove of Algerian emigrated forcibly in the 90’s! The last thing the Algerians needed was another mosque..

 

[Wow]

Sorry Pal, there is nothing beautiful about Islam, in these days...200,000 people were slaughtered by Islam, countless disappearances and drove of Algerian emigrated forcibly in the 90’s! The last thing the Algerians needed was another mosque..

We need to save Islam from itself

 

[ezerdi2]

Africa's largest mosque set to open in Algeria's capital

Algeria is set to open Africa's largest mosque, the Djama El Djazair, or the Great Mosque of Algiers. Constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the mosque, built in the Algerian capital, is estimated to have cost two billion U.S. dollars to build.

The mega mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, which makes it the third largest mosque in the world, after the Imam Reza Shrine (600,000 square meters) in Mashhad, Iran and Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (416,000 square meters) in Muscat, Oman.

The Djama El Djazair replaces the King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco as the largest mosque in Africa. While the total capacity of the mosque complex is 120,000, its 20,000-square meter prayer hall is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshippers at a given time.

The giant mosque with an engraved golden dome also features the world's tallest minaret with a height of 265 meters and is visible from across Algiers. An observation deck is housed atop the minaret, around 37 floors above the ground, which offers visitors a breathtaking panoramic view of the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea along the Bay of Algiers.

The Djama El Djazair complex includes a park, a public square, a cultural center, a staff housing area, a religious school, a fire station and a library.

The project is by far the largest religious building constructed overseas by a Chinese company, according to Xinhua news agency. the construction took CSCEC nearly seven years after it won the bid for the project in 2011. The construction started in August 2012.

"We won the bidding of the Great Mosque of Algiers out of other 14 international contractors," Zhou Sheng, CSCEC General Manager in Algeria, recently said in an interview to CGTN's The Point program. He added that "the quality of the company's projects and company's performance" was instrumental in gaining the confidence of Algerian government and securing the project.

The Chinese company has been active in Algeria for three decades, undertaking various developmental projects including housing, roads, highways, bridges, schools and hospitals. However, "among all the projects, the Great Mosque of Algiers is the most important one, and this is a milestone for our development in Algeria," Zhou stressed.

CSCEC deployed about 2,300 engineers, construction managers and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. The project was completed on schedule despite such difficulties as the financial crisis that hit Algeria in recent years.

Special emphasis has been put on environmental sustainability while designing the mosque allowing for natural cross-ventilation. The mosque is equipped with solar panels and a sophisticated system to retain and recycle rain water, in keeping with the sustainability focus.

As Algiers sits on the cusp of two major tectonic plates, the mosque is designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The structures have been specially processed to resist corrosion.

"In Algeria, it is said every one thousand years, a great mosque will be built. Since the independence of Algeria from the sixties, they haven't built a great mosque. So this is a historic mark for the country and for all the people. We are really proud of that," Zhou told CGTN.

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who had launched the ambitious project of building Africa's largest mosque is no longer in power to witness its opening. Bouteflika, the country's longest-serving president, resigned on April 2 after months of protests.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e30517a4d34457a6333566d54/index.html

 

[maithil]

China has been biggest friends of Muslims. Their help to Muslims is unparalleled. May they keep doing their good work and keep helping Muslims.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Africa’s largest mosque has been completed with thanks to China
By Abdi Latif Dahir
41 minutes ago

Biggest mosque in Africa

After seven years of construction and over $1 billion in expenses, a new mosque in Algeria is set to break new global records.

The Great Mosque of Algiers, or Djamaa El Djazair, sits on an area of 400,000 square meters and has a 265 meter (870 feet) minaret that houses observation decks. The compound’s domed sanctuary and outside courtyard overlooking the Bay of Algiers can house up to 120,000 worshippers and has an underground parking space with a capacity of 7,000 cars.

The mosque’s complex includes a Koranic school, a library, a restaurant, an amphitheater, along with a research center dedicated to the history of Algeria.

With its completion, the mosque will now be the world’s third biggestby area and the largest in Africa. The two largest mosques are The Sacred Mosque of Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina: both considered the holiest sites in Islam and accustomed by millions of Muslim worshippers and pilgrims every year.

The Algiers mosque also takes the lead as having Africa’s tallest minaret, relegating the 670-feet tower of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco to a second place.

The Great Mosque of Algiers.

Africa’s tallest minaret.

The Algiers mosque constitutes a new feat for the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), a huge multinational that is involved in building heavy industry and infrastructure in Africa and across the world. The company won the bid for the project of the Great Mosque in 2011, considered at the time among the largest of its overseas projects.

https://qz.com/africa/1606739/china-completes-africas-largest-mosque-in-algeria/

Wow that’s a lot of money for a religious building .
Great workmanship though.

 

[ezerdi2]

Wow that’s a lot of money for a religious building .
Great workmanship though.

in 2012 The oil-and-gas-generated revenues allowed the regime to amass what was for a time the world's eighth-largest foreign currency reserves

 

[mike2000 is back]

in 2012 The oil-and-gas-generated revenues allowed the regime to amass what was for a time the world's eighth-largest foreign currency reserves

Money well spent then I guess.

 

[ezerdi2]

Money well spent then I guess.

The project is regularly criticized in the newspapers because of its price particularly in a context of austerity and critics saying that the money should have been used for other useful things.
But from what I know there's no much critics among the population as long as public spending in infrastructure, housing, healthcare, education... is also very important from the State.

 

[terry5]

Sorry Pal, there is nothing beautiful about Islam, in these days...200,000 people were slaughtered by Islam, countless disappearances and drove of Algerian emigrated forcibly in the 90’s! The last thing the Algerians needed was another mosque..

To you gay love is beautiful and to we it’s disgusting .