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Great Mosque of Kufa
Kufa Area, Najaf, Iraq Phone: Not AvailableAbout
The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kūfa or Masjid-al-Azam located in Kūfa, Iraq, is one of the earliest mosques in the world. The mosque contains nine sanctuaries and four traditional locations. It has four minarets and is served by five gates. The mosque has been decorated with gold and silver and precious stones such as diamonds, rubies and in every corner of the mosque one will find Ya Ali written. The whole interior of the Mosque has verses of the Quran surrounded in gold in Arabic calligraphy.