prompting Kazakhstan to begin its Grand Mosque project. This white, blue and gold building spreads over 57,000m2 and features four 130m-tall minaret towers, a large central dome and 72 smaller domes.

Constructed between 1996 and 2007 at the request of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is by far the most ...

The revered Black Stone in the eastern corner of the Kaaba - which it is customary but not mandatory to touch during the pilgrimage - will be out of reach, while the Grand Mosque will be ...