Saudi Arabia launches expansion of Quba Mosque

Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of the largest expansion in the history of Quba Mosque, Islam’s first mosque ever, and the development of its surrounding area.

The project will see the total area of ​​the Quba Mosque being expanded to 50,000 sq m, around ten times its current area, and when completed, it will be able to accommodate 66,000 worshipers.

This is the largest expansion in the history of Quba Mosque since its establishment in the first year of the Prophet’s Hijra.

The project also includes the development and revival of historical sites to include 57 sites covering many wells, farms and orchards and linking three of the Prophet’s paths, said a SPA report.