Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque

Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque
مَسجِد الفَتّاح العَليم
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationNew Administrative Capital, Cairo Governorate, Northern Egypt
CountryEgypt
Location of the mosque
in Northern Egypt
Interactive map of Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque
Coordinates30°01′11″N 31°36′08″E / 30.01972°N 31.60222°E / 30.01972; 31.60222
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic-Fatimid
General contractorArab Contractors
Completed2019
Specifications
Capacity17,000 worshippers
Dome21
Dome height (outer)15 to 44 m (49 to 144 ft)
Dome dia. (inner)5 to 33 m (16 to 108 ft)
Minaret4
Minaret height95 m (312 ft)
Site area44.55 ha (110.1 acres)

The al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque (Arabic: مَسجِد الفَتّاح العَليم, romanizedmasjid al-fattāḥ al-ʿalīm) is a mosque located on the New Middle Ring Road in the New Capital, in the Cairo Governorate, in Northern Egypt.

The mosque has a capacity of nearly 17,000 worshippers and is considered the second largest mosque in Egypt, after the Islamic Cultural Center, or Grand Mosque, and is considered one of the world's mega-mosques. The site occupies 44.55 hectares (110.1 acres) (106 feddans). The mosque was inaugurated by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, on 6 January 2019, and he witnessed the inauguration of the Nativity of the Christ Cathedral on the same day.