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Location
Zekreet Mosque
About Zekreet Mosque
Zekreet Mosque is one of the most important mosques in Qatar. It is the largest of the few remaining mosques that follow the architecture of the 1940s. This mosque is built according to the traditional Qatari model of heritage mosques. What distinguishes this style from other Middle Eastern mosques is it features construction methods from the Gulf region. The roof was built from traditional building material such as basjil (split bamboo canes), which are laid over wood beams from danshal (mangrove beams), followed by a mangharour (mat of woven cane branches) on top. These three elements would form an intertwined and interwoven pattern that is unique to Qatar. Conservation of the masjid (mosque) was undertaken in 2015. Worth visiting near Zekreet is the public art installation “East-West, West-East” by Richard Serra.