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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the main Mosque in the Sultanate of Oman. In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken by Carillion Alawi LLC took six years and four months.
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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلسُّلْطَان قَابُوْس ٱلْأَكْبَر, romanized:Jāmiʿ As-Sulṭān Qābūs Al-Akbar) of Sohar is located opposite Bait Bahjat Al Andhar in the Wilayat of Sohar It was named after the previous Sultan of Oman, HH Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said.
The mosque is built on a site occupying 181,000 sq. metres and the built up area is 2...
The Sumela Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary at Melá Mountain within the Pontic Mountains range, in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province in modern Turkey.
Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) facing the Altındere valley, it is a site of great historical and cultural significance, as...
Sumiyoshi taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi ward in the city of Osaka, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the three Sumiyoshi kami, is the Sumiyoshi shrine in Hakata.
It is called "Sumiyoshi-san" or "Sumiyossan" by the locals, an...
The Sunheri Mosque (Urdu: سنہری مسجد , orGolden Mosque), also known as the Talai Mosque, is a late Mughal architecture-era mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Sunehri Mosque is located in the Walled City of Lahore.
Unlike the Wazir Khan Mosque and Badshahi Mosque which were built at the zenith of the Mughal Empire in ...
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Orissa. It was constructed from oxidized and weathered ferruginous sandstone by King Narasimhadeva I (1238-1250 CE) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is a mix of Orissan and Dravidian styles of architecture that alludes to the dynasty's Ganga and Chola ancestry. ...
Super Sonic Samba School is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that has been entertaining San Diego residents and guests with the pulsating rhythms of Brazil for more 20 years in the same location. From the strong African influence of Samba Reggae from Northeastern Brazil, to the latin flavor of Rio-style Carnaval, every passerby will find it easy to stop and groove! ...
Olympic Swimmer, Duke Kahanamoku and fellow Hawaiian enthusiasts first introduced the rest of the world to Surfing in the early part of the 20th century. Ever since those first demonstrations, the rest of the world has been feverishly trying to catch up and arguably surpass the Polynesian practitioners at their own game. Surfing can be a fun, relaxing way to spend tim...
Surfing Goat Dairy on the island of Maui produces more than 30 different goat's milk cheese. 16 of the cheeses have won a National Award since 2004. Surfing Goat Dairy offers tours of the dairy farm daily.
Tour goes over the farm, what the daily life is like for the goats, and explain the cheese making process. And for For $10 a person you get to feed the goats (kids ...
Survival skills are techniques a person may use in a dangerous situation (e.g. natural disasters) to save themselves or others. These techniques are meant to provide basic necessities for human life: water, food, shelter, habitat, the ability to think straight, to signal for help, to navigate safely, to avoid unpleasant interactions with animals and plants, and cure a...
Susa Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Susa, Piedmont, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Susa and is dedicated to Saint Justus of Novalesa (Italian:San Giusto).
In origin it was the church of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Justus, established in 1029 by Marchese Olderico Manfredi to house the newly discovered relics of Saint Justus. The church was bu...
Suwa taisha or Suwa Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Over 1200 years old, it is one of the oldest shrines in existence, and is mentioned in the Kojiki, an 8th-century text. It consists of four building complexes, the Maemiya (old shrine), the Honmiya (main shrine), the Harumiya (spring shrine), and the Akimiya (autumn shrine).
Like others ...
The Suzdal Kremlin is the oldest part of the Russian city of Suzdal, dating from the 10th century. Like other Russian Kremlins, it was originally a fortress or citadel and was the religious and administrative center of the city. It is most notably the site of the Cathedral of the Nativity.
Together with several structures in the neighboring city of Vladimir, it was n...
The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Cathedral of the Living Pillar) is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, to the northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. A masterpiece of the Early and High Middle Ages, Svetitskhoveli is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is currently the second largest church building in Geor...