Imam Baqir Mosque

Imam Baqir Mosque is a Shi'a mosque located in Surra, Kuwait City, Kuwait. The prayer hall for men holds 6,000 worshippers, and the women's prayer hall contains about 2,000. In 2011 the imam of the mosque was Sheikh Mustafa. Imam Baqir Mosque is one of the largest Shi'a Mosques in Kuwait. For Friday prayer, most worshippers come in the afternoon. During the Maghreb Prayer about 2,000 Worshippers attend. Construction was started in 2005, and was completed in 2007.

Imam Baqir Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionShia
Location
LocationSurra, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Imam Baqir Mosque is located in Kuwait
Imam Baqir Mosque
Shown within Kuwait
Geographic coordinates29°22′11″N 47°58′42″E
Architecture
Typemosque
Completed2007
Construction cost340,000 KD
Specifications
Capacity8,000 worshippers
Dome(s)4
Minaret(s)4

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