King Hussein Mosque
Project Brief
The King Hussein Mosque is one of the largest projects implemented by the company in Jordan. It was built in 2005 in the Dabouq area of West Amman, on a land area of about 60,000 square meters, and it can accommodate about 5,500 worshippers. The construction area occupied about 8,000 square meters.
The design of the mosque’s building is dominated by the character of Islamic architecture, which is evident in its internal and external facades clad with the Jordanian building stone decorated with the ancient Islamic style.
The Construction Stones
The stone used in building the mosque is a natural Jordanian stone of the following types:
- Ajloun stone is the main stone with different engravings (Mussam – Mufjar – Mutaba) and in different colors such as yellow and cream.
- Arches stone: Balama type yellow stone
- Flooring stone: Ajloun stone inlaid with colors from the types of Jordanian stone such as Karaki, desert red, hyena stone…etc.
- Ablution seats: Ajloun stone.