Location: Sulayman an Nabullsi
The King Abdullah Mosque is a major mosque in Amman, Jordan. The
mosque was built between 1982 and 1990 on behalf of King Hussein I
and was named after his grandfather Abdallah ibn Husain I, the emir
and first king of (Trans-)Jordan. The plans go back to the work of
the Bohemian-German architect Jan Cejka (* 1933).
The mosque
is located on the Jabal al-Lweibdeh hill in the western part of the
Jordanian capital. Its characteristic blue main dome decorated with
mosaics became a landmark of Amman. There are also two smaller domes
and two futuristic-looking minarets. The dome houses a prayer room
below (for men); It is not supported by columns in the central nave
and is reminiscent of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
Since April 11, 2006, the King Abdullah Mosque is no longer Jordan's
national mosque. It was replaced by the King Hussein bin Talal
Mosque, which was built by King Abdullah II in 2004–2005 in memory
of his father Hussein I and is currently the largest mosque in
Jordan.
There is a museum of Islamic history and religion in
the mosque complex. The mosque is the only mosque in Amman that is
open to non-Muslims. There is an extensive souvenir shop in the
tourist entrance.