Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque (Cotabato City)

Philippines / Muslim Mindanao / Tamontaka / Cotabato City

The Grand Mosque

The grandeur of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid (Muslim center of worship), which reportedly costs $48 million, dominates the landscape in this village backdropped by the Moro Gulf.

Partly funded by Brunei and designed by the renowned Philippine architectural firm Palafox Associates, the mosque in Kalanganan Dos, some eight kilometers from the main road, is being constructed by the Manila-based New Kanlaon Construction, Inc.

“The mosque itself is 99.12% complete,” Richard Harris Jordan, project manager, said last week, adding they expect to finish the project by May 15.

Its minarets measure 43 meters high (141 feet) on top of which are pilot’s lights to avoid aerial accidents at night. The height is equivalent to a 15-storey building. Crescent moons adorn the domes painted in gold.
Funding of the mosque was “53% shouldered by the Sultanate of Brunei.”
The construction of the mosque started two years ago and was announced with the coming then of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to Manila.
Reports then said that Brunei would fund the $48 million mosque project.
Sultan Bolkiah has reportedly been invited to the grand opening.
The mosque can accommodate 800 male and 400 female worshippers, Jordan said.

A fountain will be among the main features of the courtyard, but is still to be installed.
The building is painted in white and gold. Workers, however, are still busy attending to the fence and landscaping .
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Coordinates:   7°12'7"N   124°9'55"E

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