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Turkey's largest mosque opens on Istanbul's Asian side

A grandiose six-minaret mosque capable of holding more than 60,000 worshippers opened its doors Thursday in Istanbul after nearly six years of construction.

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The secondary dome has a diameter of 34 meters, after the license plate number for the city. The interior of the dome is inscribed with 16 adjectives attributed to Allah and 16 here also symbolizes the number of states founded by Turks in history. Atop the main dome is a three-piece finial that weighs 4.5 tons and at a height of 7.77 meters, the largest of its kind.