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This is a list of mosques in the Maldives. The first mosques built in the Maldives were initially made of materials that easy degraded over time such as wood, coconut, and palm leaves. Later on, by the middle of the 17th to early 19th centuries, Maldivian coral stone mosque architecture developed and flourished.
In Malé, the Islamic Centre and the Grand Friday Mosque, built in 1984 with funding from the Persian Gulf states, Pakistan, Brunei, and Malaysia, are imposing, elegant structures. [2] The gold-colored dome of this mosque is the first structure sighted when approaching Malé. [2] In mid-1991 Maldives had a total of 724 mosques and 266 women's ...
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Pages in category "Sunni mosques in the Maldives" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Construction of the mosque commenced in 1656 and was concluded in 1658, during the reign of Ibrahim Iskandar I (1648–1687). It was built over an earlier mosque constructed in 1153 by the first Muslim Sultan of Maldives, Dhovemi, after his conversion to Islam. Although the older mosque was reportedly refurbished by Ahmed Shihabuddeen in 1338 ...
The island has 2 mosques for men, (Majid Salam and Masjid Zikra) and 2 mosques for women. There is an island office, [Secretariat of the Meedhoo Council] and a court and a health centre. There is 1 school [Dhaalu Atholhu Madharusa] which teaches from grade 1-12 and a pre-school [Meedhoo Pre-School].
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