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Description

Property Name: Doha Old Mosque – Domes Mosque – Al-Qubib Mosque
Inventory No: 974-1-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-23
Country (State party): Qatar
Province: Doha
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 25°17’13.92″N
51°32’14.91″E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1998
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Building Engineering Department

Significance
The layout of the mosque follows the older mosque that was demolished in 1950. The concrete structure has a neutral mass and an impressive interior with multi-domes and decorated beams.

Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance

State of Preservation
It was built in the late 1990s, State made some renovations to it.

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