Omar Al-Farooq Mosque
Mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan
31°36′37″N 65°42′05″E / 31.61028°N 65.70139°E / 31.61028; 65.70139The Omar Al-Farooq Mosque, also known as Jame Omer Masque,[1] is one of the largest mosques in Afghanistan. It is located in the center of Kandahar, next to Shahidaan Chowk (Martyrs' Square).[2]
The mosque was originally planned by Mullah Omar in the late 1990s. Construction began in 2010 and the mosque was completed in 2014, except its four minarets which are still unfinished.[3]
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- کندهار عیدګاه لمونځ په ډیره شه خوند سره ادا سو او ورسره پوره امنیت وو نو ويډیو وګوری. NAMAZE EID GAH on YouTube
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Mosques in Afghanistan
- Abdul Rahman Mosque
- Blue Mosque
- Great Mosque of Herat
- Green Mosque of Balkh
- Haji Piyada (Noh Gonbad)
- Id Gah Mosque
- Khost Mosque
- Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
- Lashkargah Mosque
- Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Mohammed
- Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
- Omar Al-Farooq Mosque
- Pul-e Khishti Mosque
- Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque
- Sakhi Shrine
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