Grand Anwar Mosque

The Grand Anwar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأنوار الكبير, romanized: Jama'a Salat, lit. 'Place where people pray', Amharic: ታላቁ የአንዋር መስጊድ), also called Al-Anwar Mosque or simply Anwar Mosque, is a mosque located in a place of Merkato within Arada district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the largest and oldest mosque in Addis Ababa. It was built by Italians in c. 1922 and finished with assistance of Muslim funds after 16,000 birr remained unpaid for contractor.