Karak mosque closed for safety concerns

AMMAN — The Karak Awqaf Department has closed the Hazzaa Majali Mosque in northern Karak for safety concerns, the department›s director, Hmoud Dmour, said on Saturday.

Dmour said the mosque was closed based on a decision by the public safety committee in Karak, due to hazards in the building that may pose danger to worshippers.

The case file on the mosque›s construction has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Built around seven years ago, the Hazzaa Majali Mosque is the largest in Al Rabaa town in Karak and was built at a cost of more than JD1 million, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.