Sheikh Zayed Mosque

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a mosque located in , the capital city of the . It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: grand mosque in Abu Dhabi
  • Also known as: “Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation and The Landmark.

Event venue
The was founded in 1981 as a center of art and learning. It is located in the middle of downtown , , off Khalifa Street and next to the White Fort, also known as Qasr al-Hosn Palace. is situated 220 metres northwest of Sheikh Zayed Mosque.

Office building
Photo: Nepenthes, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a postmodern supertall skyscraper in , . The mixed-use project stands 324 metres tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels. is situated 1 km northwest of Sheikh Zayed Mosque.

Shopping center
is a in , the capital of the , in the densely populated residential area of Al Khalidiyah. It houses 160 stores including Lulu Hypermarket and has an area of 86,000 sq m. is situated 1½ km southwest of Sheikh Zayed Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Dhabi and Al Reem Island.

Photo: Wadiia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the federal capital and the seat of the three branches of government of the . It is the largest city and capital of the .

Suburb
Reem Island is a natural island located 600 metres off the coast of the island. It is a mixed-purpose community with residential, retail, and commercial units. As of 2025, 's population is at 55,225 people. is situated 5 km east of Sheikh Zayed Mosque.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque

Latitude
24.48123° or 24° 28′ 52″ north
Longitude
54.35872° or 54° 21′ 31″ east
Open location code
7HPPF9J5+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q695604
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Western Panjabi—“Sheikh Zayed Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Meuseujid Rayek Syèh Zayéd”
  • Arabic: “جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير”
  • Arabic: “جامع الشيخ زايد”
  • Arabic: “جامع زايد الكبير”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشيخ زايد في أبوظبي”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشيخ زايد”
  • Arabic: “مسجد زايد”
  • Armenian: “Շեյխ Զայիդի մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şeyx Zayed məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şeyx Zayed Məscidi”
  • Basque: “Sheikh Zayed Meskita Handia”
  • Belarusian: “Мячэць шэйха Зайда”
  • Bengali: “শেখ জায়েদ মসজিদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Шейх Зайед джамия”
  • Bulgarian: “Шейх Зайед Джамия”
  • Bulgarian: “Шейх Зайед”
  • Burmese: “ရှိုက်ခ်ဇာယီဒ်ဗလီကြီး”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Xeic Zayed”
  • Chechen: “Шейх Заедан цIарах маьждиг”
  • Chechen: “Шейх Заедан цӀарах маьждиг”
  • Chinese: “謝赫扎耶德大清真寺”
  • Chinese: “谢赫扎耶德大清真寺”
  • Croatian: “Džamija šeika Zajeda”
  • Danish: “Sheik Zayed-moskéen”
  • Dutch: “Sjeik Zayed-moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الشيخ زايد”
  • Finnish: “Šeikki Zayedin moskeija”
  • French: “mosquée Cheikh Zayed”
  • French: “Mosquée Cheikh Zayed”
  • French: “Mosquee Sheikh Zayed”
  • French: “Mosquée Sheikh Zayed”
  • Georgian: “შეიხ ზაიედის მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Scheich-Zayid-Moschee”
  • German: “Sheikh-Zayed-Moschee”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד שייח זייד”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד שייח‘ זאיד”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד שייח’ זאיד”
  • Hindi: “शेख जायद ग्रैंड मस्जिद”
  • Hungarian: “Zájed sejk mecset”
  • Hungarian: “Zájed sejk-mecset”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Agung Sheikh Zayed”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Sheikh Zayed”
  • Italian: “Gran moschea dello Sceicco Zayed”
  • Italian: “Gran Moschea dello Sceicco Zayed”
  • Italian: “Gran Moschea”
  • Italian: “Grande Moschea”
  • Japanese: “シェイク・ザーイド・グランド・モスク”
  • Japanese: “シェイク・ザーイド・モスク”
  • Kannada: “ಅಬುಧಾಬಿಯ ಶೇಖ್ ಜಾಯೆದ್ ಮಸೀದಿ‘”
  • Kannada: “ಅಬುಧಾಬಿಯ ಶೇಖ್ ಜಾಯೆದ್ ಮಸೀದಿ’”
  • Kazakh: “Шейх Зайед мешіті”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Sheikh Zayed”
  • Korean: “셰이크 자이드 모스크”
  • Lithuanian: “Didžioji šeicho Zaido mečetė”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија „Шеик Зајед“”
  • Maithili: “शेख जाइद भव्य मस्जिद”
  • Malay: “Masjid Sheikh Zayed”
  • Malayalam: “Sheikh Zayed Mosque”
  • Malayalam: “അബുദാബി ഷെയ്ഖ് സയ്ദ് മസ്ജിദ്”
  • Malayalam: “ഷെയ്ഖ് സയിദ് മസ്ജിദ്”
  • Marathi: “शेख झायेद मशीद”
  • Nepali: “शेख जाइद भव्य मस्जिद”
  • Nepali: “शेख जाइद मस्जिद”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ੇਖ਼ ਜ਼ਾਇਦ ਮਸਜਿਦ”
  • Persian: “مسجد شیخ زاید”
  • Polish: “Wielki Meczet Szejka Zajida”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita do Xeique Zayed”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita do Sheikh Zayed”
  • Romanian: “Marea Moschee din Abu Dhabi”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Шейха Абу Даби”
  • Russian: “Мечеть шейха Заида”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Шейха Заида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džamija šeika Zajeda”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Sheikh Zayed”
  • Swedish: “Schejk Zayed-moskén”
  • Tamil: “சேக் சயத் மசூதி”
  • Tatar: “Шәех Зәет мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Zayed Camii”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Zayid Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть шейха Заїда”
  • Urdu: “جامع مسجد شیخ زايد”
  • Uzbek: “Shayx Zayd masjidi”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Hồi giáo Sheikh Zayed”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sheikh Zayed Mosque”
  • Western Armenian: “Շէյխ Զայէտի Մզկիթ”
  • Western Panjabi: “شیخ زید مسیت”

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