Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Abu Dhabi)

جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير، أبوظبي (Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi)

82 white marble domes, changing colour with the evening sky

⚠ Pre-book QR; dress code

Hours

Sat–Thu 9am–8:30pm; Fri 9–11:30am and 2:30–8:30pm (as of Sept 2026; changes during Ramadan and events)

Tickets

Visitors AED 10, UAE ID holders AED 5, free for under-4s and over-60s (Sept 2026). Book a dated, timed QR pass on the official website

Address

Near the entrance to Abu Dhabi island; visitors go in through the underground Souq Al Jami concourse

Beyond a dazzling white marble courtyard rise 82 domes and four minarets, with mother-of-pearl flowers inlaid in every colonnade pillar. The prayer hall holds one of the world's largest hand-knotted carpets beneath enormous crystal chandeliers. After sunset the outer walls take on lighting that shifts blue with the clouds and sky, and the domes reflect upside down in the courtyard pools. Since 2026 there's a visitor fee of AED 10.