Al-Rahman Mosque

The Al-Rahman Mosque (lit. 'Mosque of The Most Merciful') in Baghdad, was intended to be one of the largest mosques in Iraq. It was begun by Saddam Hussein in 1998, but work was cut short during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and it was never completed and only its skeleton remains. After the United States' occupation of Iraq, Shi'ite militias took control of Al-Rahman Mosque and used the surrounding lands as a parking lot. The mosque remains incomplete in Baghdad's Mansour neighbourhood, in the place of the old race track. Its main, incomplete dome, is surrounded by eight smaller, independent domes, which in turn feature eight even smaller domes integrated into their walls. The main dome is approximately 250 metres (820 ft) in diameter, and the mosque occupies 4.5 hectares (11 acres).

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