Riyadh, September 6, 2022, SPA — The second phase of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for Developing Historical Mosques renewed mosques of Al-Qassim and Hail regions and restored their original values through renovating them according to old historical bases through rebuilding them with the latest architectural methods to protect them from old age and collapse.
Al-Ruwaibah Mosque in Bridah City in Al-Qassim Region is among top mosques targeted by the development through maintaining its material and spatial features that grant it a unique historical pattern and allow implementing additions and amendments that do not affect its characteristics and features.
The pre-renovation area of mosque, built according to the Najd pattern more than 130 years ago, was 203.93 square meters and will increase after renovation to 232.61 square meters, where its capacity will go up from 60 to 74 worshippers.
In the southwestern area of Hail Region, Faidat Athqab Mosque will be developed with the use of modern technologies and unseen methods that guarantee preserving the historical look of the mosque’s structure and its internal and external hallways.
The mosque is considered among the oldest in the region and was built at the Faidat Athqab center in 1365 Hijri by Sheikh Muhsen bin Shuwaile.
The pre-renovation area of the mosque stood at 403.43 square meters and will increase to 461.12 after renovation, where its capacity will stand at 199 worshippers after prayers were halted in it for 24 years.
The Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s project to develop historical mosques aims to rehabilitate and restore 130 historical mosques in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to highlight their civilizational and cultural dimensions by preserving their original urban characteristics.
A total of 30 mosques will be included in the second phase of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for Developing Historical Mosques that covers all regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where these mosques will be developed according to modern mechanisms that guarantee the quality of good material and architectural designs after conducting an accurate assessment of the history, characteristics and features of every mosque.
Source: Saudi Press Agency