King Abdullah I Mosque

Amman’s landmark is the King Abdullah I Mosque, built in 1989 in traditional Islamic style. Here, about seven thousand Muslims can offer prayers at once. It is the only mosque in the city that openly welcomes non-Muslim visitors.

The total area of the shrine is 18 thousand square meters. The prayer hall is a cavernous octagonal room without columns, topped with a massive dome, whose diameter is 35 meters. Its blue color symbolizes the sky, and the golden lines are the rays of the sun, illuminating the 99 names of Allah. Three rings of a huge chandelier contain Qur’anic inscriptions. In a small building there is a women’s department for 500 believers.

Inside the mosque there is a small Islamic Museum, which presents extensive exhibitions, including a collection of ceramics, attributes of Muslim art, coins and stone engravings, as well as photographs and personal belongings of King Abdullah I. Everyone enters the prayer hall without shoes, leaving them at the entrance. When visiting a mosque, women cover their hair with a headscarf.

This building is very popular among tourists, it attracts with its beauty and uniqueness.