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Sultan Bello Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السلطان بلو) also known as The Kaduna Central Mosque, is one of the largest mosques in Kaduna State, Nigeria, built in 1962. It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio. The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Sulaiman Muhammad Adam, a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University.
History
The mosque was named after Muhammad Bello, who was the then Sultan of Sokoto the son of Usman dan Fodio.
= Urban and Architectural
=The Sultan Bello Masjid covers the enlargement of 220m2 prayer area into a larger 2300m2 area. The original structure was constructed in 1962, expanded in 1994, but the current structure is a massive building with five domes and four minarets.
The architectural design was done by Architect Abdullahi Saidu Bello.
Gallery
Sultan Bello mosque was expanded from its original existing prayer area of 220m2 into a larger prayer area of 2,300m2.
See also
Islam in Nigeria
List of mosques
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kunjungan pastoral Paus Fransiskus
- Sultan Bello Mosque
- Sulaiman Muhammad Adam
- Abubakar Gumi
- Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
- Muhammed Bello
- Kaduna
- Isma'ila Idris
- Izala Society
- List of sultans of Sokoto
- Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo
