Grand Anwar Mosque — Attraction in Addis Ababa

After the Anwar Mosque was built, money was lost to the contractor and the mosque was sued. The court also ruled that the mosque should be closed. The book written by Anwar Mosque Committee on the day after the fall of Ras Teferi (Haile Selassie) entitled "The Great Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa" reads:

“After the Al-Anwar Mosque was completed and used for prayers, the contractor for the construction of the mosque surrendered the remaining 16,000 birr (sixteen thousand birr) and closed the mosque in accordance with a court order.

Although the vibrator informed the contractor that the mosque had no money at that time, the contractor refused to give him even a moment. After that The administration of the mosque, after a meeting of Islamic elders, decided that the money should be paid within 24 hours. However, if this amount is not paid within this time, it will be deducted from the land of the mosque and sold at auction. The court also ruled that it did.

Nevertheless, Haji Abubakar Sharif, the Anwar Nazir, convened an emergency meeting to discuss the matter with the Muslims. The Anwar Mosque borrowed 16,000 birr from...

Grand Anwar Mosque is located in Merkato, in Arada district of Addis Ababa. It was built by the Italian government around 1922. The mosque is the largest and one of the oldest mosques (masjid) in Addis Ababa. The mosque has unique architecture with white and green colors.

After the Italians left unfinished, Muslims collected money to resume the construction. When the construction completed, 16,000 ETB were not paid to the contractor, which led to closure for couple of days by court order. The mosque then reopened as an individual covered payment.

During fasting periods, thousands of people gather in the mosque compound and man can carry incense to smell inside the mosque. A portable podium placed to the middle of green pillars supporting the white outer walls and domes that form spectacular façade...

Masha allah ANWAR MOSQUE IN ADDIS ABABA - ETHIOPIA The Grand Anwar Mosque (ታላቁ የአንዋር መስጊድ) is the main religious center for Muslims in and around the capital. Located in Addis Ketema district, which is also the site of one of the largest markets in Africa, known as Mercato. BENIN or NUR Mosque found in around ANWAR Mosque about 1 km far from it. The two of the Mosque dominantly the MUSLIM religion follower worship every day in the Mosque ANWAR Mosque one of the attraction of t the largest market in Africa, Addis Merkato (literally 'New Market') came into being in the late 1930s, when the Italian administration decided to develop the established...