Bur Dubai - Grand Mosque

The Grand Mosque in Bur Dubai boasts Dubai's tallest minaret. The minaret is the tower from which the call to prayer is broadcast. The current Grand Mosque was built in the style of the original Grand Mosque, dating from the 1900.

Considered one of the largest mosques in the United Arab Emirates, the Grand Mosque is at the heart of Dubai's religious and cultural life. Visitors can take photos but cannot enter the mosque.

The current Grand Mosque consists of 45 small domes and 9 large with stained glass panels, sand-colored walls and wooden shutters. The mosque is a superb example of a building from yesteryear, making it a notable landmark and important place of worship.

The original Grand Mosque served as a Kuttab (an Islamic elementary school) where boys learned to recite the Quran from memory.