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King Abdullah Launches New Haram Expansion Project

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King Abdullah launches SR80 billion Haram expansion project A documentary screened during the ceremony said the expansion’s main gate would be named after King Abdullah and will have two minarets, bringing the mosque’s total number of minarets to 11. The new project, covering 400,000 sq. meters in the northwest and northeast of the mosque, is the project of the century, said Muhammad Al-Khozaim, vice president of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs.According to Arab News The new expansion, approved by King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, would cover an area of 400,000 sq. meters to accommodate 1.2 million worshippers. The total area of the existing Haram Mosque is 356,000 sq. meters accommodating 770,000 worshippers Video show the History of Haram when who and how much expanded its a history know how First place of Muslim wership is expanded

7th Century Mosque In China

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Gine Mosque Its more than one thousand and two hundred year old.it has proked as hostircal bulding $76,135 for the restoration of the 7th-century Grand Mosque in China, with one of the longest histories and largest premises in the world. very beautiful, with combination of islamic architecture and chinese architecture. sAME pEOPLE SAYS its a oldest misque in chine but according to same people historical Chinese Mosques making the same mistake, its not the oldest. The oldest mosque in China is the Beacon Tower mosque in Guangzhou, dating from 627AD