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The King Abdullah I Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الملك عبد الله الأول) in Amman, Jordan was built between 1982 and 1989. It is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer.
Abdullah was born on 30 January 1962 at Palestine Hospital in Al Abdali, Amman, to King Hussein and Hussein's British-born second wife, Princess Muna Al-Hussein (born Toni Avril Gardiner). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He is the namesake of his paternal great-grandfather, Abdullah I , who founded modern Jordan.
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.
Amman had already been functioning as an administrative centre. The Umayyads built a large palace on the Amman Citadel hill, known today as the Umayyad Palace. Amman was later destroyed by several earthquakes and natural disasters, including a particularly severe earthquake in 747. The Umayyads were overthrown by the Abbasids three years later ...
King Abdullah goes on to highlight Jordanian success stories, including Maktoob.com, Rubicon, the King's Academy, the King Abdullah Design Bureau, the domestic film industry and the peaceful nuclear program, taking clear pride in each as a success for the country, each innovation as a step forward in the Kingdom's development process.
The Amman Message (Arabic: رسالة عمان, romanized: Risālat ʿAmmān) is a statement calling for tolerance and unity in the Muslim world that was issued on 9 November 2004 (27 Ramadan 1425 AH) by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, and his advisor Sheikh Izz-Eddine Al-Tamimi. The message aims to "clarify to the modern world the ...
King Abdullah I Mosque and Kan Zaman Tourist Village [3] constructed. 1991 - Palestinian war refugee population expands. [6] 1993 - Jordan Hospital and Jubilee School established. 1994 - Arab Medical Center in business. 1997 - Amanat 'Amman al-Kubra (city hall) built. [3] 1998 - King Abdullah Stadium opens. 1999 - Amman Stock Exchange founded.
English: King Abdullah I Mosque, Amman, Jordan. Date: 29 September 2011: Source: Own work: Author: Diego Delso (1974–) ... No pages on the English Wikipedia use ...