Pools, Religious - Islam, Artwork - Maps Links: www.globalsecurity.org
By: kjfitz
Saudi Arabia / East Africa shaped pool
The "Umm al-Mahare Mosque [meaning "Mother of All Battles Mosque"] on the outskirts of Baghdad has four outer minarets, shaped like Kalashkinov assault rifles, and four inner minarets shaped like Scud missiles. The surrounding reflecting pool is shaped like the Arab world. The mosque also featured a Koran written in Saddam's blood (28 liters, said to have been donated over two years). The "Al-Rahman Mosque" [meaning "the most merciful"] featured no fewer than 14 domes, and was schedule to be completed in 2004. The "Saddam the Great Mosque" was a construction site with skeletal columns, and was schedule to be completed in 2015.
Pools, Religious - Islam, Artwork - Maps Links: www.globalsecurity.org
By: kjfitz
