Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mosque

For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.
For the shrine of Imam Mūsā al-Kādhim, see Al Kādhimiya Mosque.
Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mosque
Religion
AffiliationShia (Twelver)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusCongregational mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationBasra, Basra Governorate
CountryIraq
Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mosque is located in Iraq
Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mosque
Location of the mosque in Iraq
Geographic coordinates30°30′04″N 47°46′56″E / 30.5011°N 47.7821°E / 30.5011; 47.7821
Specifications
Dome(s)Two (maybe more)
Minaret(s)Four

The Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite congregational mosque located in the city of Basra, in the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The mosque is located near the city of Mishraq and near Hayaniya. The mosque is named in honor of the Seventh Twelver Imam, Mūsā al-Kādhim, who was also known as Abu 'I-Hassan and al-Kazim.

Following its partial destruction, reconstruction of the mosque commenced in 2012.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ جامع الامام موسى الكاظم ع الكبير في حي الخليج [Pictures of Al Basrah, Iraq - Travel Photos] (photo). AllTravels: Anywhere You Want To Go (in Arabic).


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