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Highest mosque (above ground level)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The King Abdullah Mosque on the 77th floor of the Kingdom Centre building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is 183 m (600 ft) above ground level and was completed on 5 July 2004.
The mosque is open to the public for prayers at the requisite times, and has a caretaker. There is an area designated for washign and ablutions and it is marked as a mosque from the outside. Suggested definition of a Mosque from claimants:
The location must be designed as a mosque.
The location must be made ready as a mosque.
The location must be equipped with amenities such as:
A place for washing and ablution
There must be electricity and lighting
There must be hot/cold air-conditioning
There must be a special place for copies of the Quran
There must be a designated caretaker for the mosque
The Mosque must open for people to pray at the required times
There must be a sign or some kind of indicator that the location is a mosque.

For a complete list of 2004 records, please visit 2004 Guinness Records in Saudi Arabia.

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27