Uganda National Mosque (2008)

The Uganda National Mosque is a mosque located at Kampala Hill in the Old Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda. Completed in 2006, it seats up to 15,000 worshipers and can hold another 1,100 in the gallery, while the terrace will cater for another 3,500. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya commissioned the mosque as a gift to Uganda, and for the benefit of the Muslim population. Uganda has many mosques but this one is a skyscraper mosque.

The completed mosque was opened officially in June 2007 under the name Gaddafi National Mosque, and housed the head offices of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. It was renamed "Uganda National Mosque" in 2013 following the death of Colonel Gaddafi as the new Libyan administration was "reluctant to rehabilitate the mosque under the old name."


Basic information

Location: Kampala, Uganda
Geographic coordinates 0.315539°N 32.568591°ECoordinates: 0.315539°N 32.568591°E
Affiliation: Islam
Branch/tradition: Sunni Islam
Administration: Uganda Muslim Supreme Council

Architectural description

Architectural type: Mosque
Date established: 2008

Specifications

Capacity: 12,200
Interior area: 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Dome(s): 5
Minaret(s): 1
Minaret height: 50.5 metres (166 ft)
Materials: Reinforced concrete