Saudi Arabia | The roof of a mosque collapsed in Dammam and the reason...

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - A video clip was circulated on social media platforms, including YouTube and Twitter, showing the moment the roof of the external expansion of a mosque collapsed on the campus of King Fahd University in Dammam, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, as a result of heavy rain.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to Saudi media reports, the roof that collapsed is known <strong>as “the Shinko,”</strong> and it formed part of the external expansion of the old mosque on the campus of King Fahd University. It is noteworthy that the area covered by “the Shinko” was previously an outdoor courtyard more than <strong>20 years</strong> ago, where It has been equipped to accommodate larger numbers of worshipers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that <strong>the &quot;Dammam Mosque&quot;</strong> is part of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and is located within the university&#39;s campus in the Eastern Province, and was built in the year 1393 AH, corresponding to 1974 AD. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Part of the roof of a mosque in Dhahran collapsed, after heavy rains yesterday. <a href="https://t.co/7DILtE7IJQ">pic.twitter.com/7DILtE7IJQ</a></p> - Hashtag Saudi Arabia (@HashKSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/HashKSA/status/1786018275622613314?ref_src=twsrc%5Et... 2, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Circulating... What is the validity of what was circulated about a fountain overflowing with water emerging from “Ha’a Well” inside the Prophet’s Mosque?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%... UAE declares mourning and flags fly at half-mast over the death of Tahnoun bin Mohammed</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabic.rt.com/society/1561145-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%...

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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