Kalhuvakaru Mosque reassembled and reopened

Kalhuvakaru Mosque has officially been reopened.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih inaugurated the mosque at a ceremony held on Tuesday morning. His deputy, Faisal Naseem also attended the ceremony, along with Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Yumna Maumoon and other cabinet members and government officials.

The incumbent administration began work to reassemble the Kalhuvakaru Mosque near the National Museum in the capital, back in September.

The historical monument was dismantled from its original resting place in 2016 after which reports indicated the new location for the monument being Thinadhoo island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.

Built with coral stones carved into intricate, traditional designs, the historic landmark was held up by wooden beams engraved with Arabic calligraphy and was built in 1789 during the reign of Sultan Hassan Nooradeen Iskandhar.

While reassembling and reopening the mosque was part of the government’s 100-day agenda, there had been various obstacles to this. Ultimately, the mosque’s reopening day coincides with the two-year anniversary of President’s Solih’s inauguration.