Malé Friday Mosque
Mosque in Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
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The Malé Friday Mosque, also known as the Malé Hukuru Miskiy (Dhivehi: މާލެ ހުކުރު މިސްކިތް), or the Old Friday Mosque, is a Sufi Sunni mosque, located in the city of Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives.
Completed in 1658, the mosque is the oldest and most ornate mosque in the Maldives. Coral boulders of the genus Porites, found throughout the archipelago, are the basic materials used for construction of this and other mosques in the country because of its suitability. Although the coral is soft and easily cut to size when wet, it makes sturdy building blocks when dry. The mosque was added to the tentative UNESCO World Heritage cultural list in 2008 as unique examples of sea-culture architecture.
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Maldives
Island country in South Asia
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Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
Country in South Asia (1153–1953, 1954–1968)
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Malé
Capital of the Maldives
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Atolls of the Maldives
Physical geographic entity
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Muliaage
Official residence of the president of the Maldives
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