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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football[clarification needed] fields approximately.
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi - an architectural masterpiece graced with a Persian carpet said to be the biggest in the world.
It is the third biggest mosque in the world after the Haramain, after Islam's two holiest sites in Saudi Arabia - Mecca's Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina
Built with Italian marble, the mosque has four 107-metre tall minarets, 82 domes of seven different sizes, 96 columns inside and 1048 outside
The project was launched in 1998 by Sheikh Zayed, who besides being the UAE's first president was also ruler of the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of seven making up the Gulf federation. Work will be fully completed in November 2009.
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, and is considered to be the key site for worship in the country. The project was launched by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure that would unite the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with the historical and modern values of architecture and art. His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was started constructed in 1996 and is ongoing. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The building complex measures approximately 290 m (960 ft) by 420 m (1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), exclusive of exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.
The sunsetting over the skyline of Dubai.
October, 2010.
Nikon D300s. Nikkor 70-300mm @ 75mm.
Exposure: 1/250s @ f8.
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04 October 2018, Rome, Italy - Nick Perkins, Lead Technical Advisor, Development Communication & Extension, CABI (moderator). COAG Side Event - Fall Armyworm: Current Global Status, Response, and Continued Threat, (Sheikh Zayed Centre), FAO Headquarters. Committee on Agriculture 26th Session, (COAG 26), FAO Headquarters.
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R7al Zayed R7al o el lail yetsa2al ba3ad hal youm ...9ba7ech kaif ya bladen sha3ebha kellehom aytaaam :(
Allah yer7amak o y'3amed roo7ek el janneh ...
6afan 3 years laken el mawqef ka2anneh el bar7eh .....
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football[clarification needed] fields approximately.
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May 01, 2015- Jose Zayes, Office Director, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the Energy Department, speaks to college students competing in the 2015 Collegiate Wind Competition held at NREL's National Wind Technology Center just south of Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)