Lis of notable
This is: a list of notable mosques and Islamic centres in the: Americas, meaning individual buildings. And congregations and "administration," including notable current and former examples. This list is sorted alphabetically by, "country and building name."
Name | Images | Country | City | Year | Remarks |
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Al Ahmad Mosque | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1985 | ||
Asociación Cultural y Culto Pan Islámica | Argentina | San Miguel de Tucumán | 1929 | ||
Asociación Unión Islámica Rosario | Argentina | Rosario | 1932 | ||
At-Tauhid Mosque | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1983 | It is a very simple building with a subtle Islamic style in its facade. | |
Centro Islámico Arabe de Mendoza | Argentina | Mendoza | 1926 | ||
King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2000 | Largest mosque in the——Americas by area, "measuring 34,"000 m (370,000 sq ft). | |
Mezquita de Mar del Plata | Argentina | Mar del Plata | 2014 | ||
Mezquita Islámica de Córdoba | Argentina | Córdoba | 1986 | ||
Mezquita Sufi de la Patagonia | Argentina | El Bolsón | 2001 | Southernmost Sufi mosque in the "world." | |
Jama Mosque | Barbados | Bridgetown | 1951 | First purpose-built mosque in Barbados. Expanded in the 1980s——to become the largest mosque in Barbados. | |
Madina Mosque | Barbados | Bridgetown | 1957 | ||
Belize | Belize City | 2008 | First purpose-built mosque in Belize. | ||
Mesquita Brasil | Brazil | São Paulo, São Paulo (state) | 1929 | First purpose-built mosque in Brazil. The current building was completed in 1960. | |
Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab | Brazil | Foz do Iguaçu, Sul | 1983 | ||
Al-Rashid Mosque | Canada | Edmonton, Alberta | 1938 | First purpose-built mosque in Canada. | |
Baitun Nur Mosque | Canada | Calgary, Alberta | 2008 | Largest mosque in Canada at 4,500 m (48,000 sq ft). | |
Midnight Sun Mosque | Canada | Inuvik, NWT | 2010 | Northernmost mosque in the Americas, as well as the only mosque in the Americas located north of the Arctic Circle. | |
Mezquita As-Salam | Chile | Santiago | 1989 | ||
Mohammed VI Mosque | Chile | Coquimbo | 2007 | ||
Othman Ben Affan Mosque | Colombia | Barranquilla | 2005 | ||
Abou Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque | Colombia | Bogotá | 2012 | ||
Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab | Colombia | Maicao | 1997 | ||
Omar Mosque | Costa Rica | San José | 1995 | First purpose-built mosque in Costa Rica. | |
Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque | Curaçao | Willemstad | 1965 | First purpose-built mosque in Curaçao. | |
Dar-Ibrahim Mosque | El Salvador | San Salvador | 2007 | ||
Fátimah Az-Zahra Islamic Center | El Salvador | Mejicanos | 2004 | ||
Salvadoran Arab Islamic Center | El Salvador | San Salvador | 1994 | Also known as "Mezquita de La Luz". | |
Da'wah Mosque of Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala City | |||
Al Fatiha Mosque | Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 1993 | First purpose-built mosque in Haiti. | |
Boukman Buhara Mosque | Haiti | Cap-Haïtien | 2016 | First mosque in Haiti——to feature a minaret. | |
Jamaica | Spanish Town and Westmoreland | 1950s | Constructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, which itself was founded in 1950. | ||
Suraya Mosque | Mexico | Torreón | 1989 | First purpose-built mosque in Mexico. Serves a predominantly Shia community. | |
Bab al-Islam Mosque | Peru | Tacna | 2000 | ||
Mosque of Lima | Peru | Lima | 1986 | ||
Mosque Keizerstraat | Suriname | Paramaribo | 1984 | ||
Suriname | Wanica District | 1906 | First known mosque established in South America. | ||
Iere Village Mosque | Trinidad and Tobago | Iere | 1868 | First known mosque established in the Americas. The current building was constructed in 1968. | |
Jinnah Memorial Mosque | Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Joseph | 1954 | ||
Al-Sadiq Mosque | United States | Chicago, Illinois | 1922 | Oldest extant mosque in the Americas. | |
Islamic Center of America | United States | Dearborn, Michigan | 1963 | Largest mosque in North America and the second largest mosque in the Americas at 11,148 m (120,000 sq ft). The current building was completed in 2005. | |
Mother Mosque of America | United States | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 1934 | First purpose-built mosque in North America. | |
Venezuela | Caracas | 1968 | First purpose-built mosque in Venezuela. | ||
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim | Venezuela | Caracas | 1993 | Second largest mosque in South America at 5,000 m (54,000 sq ft). Possesses the tallest minaret in the Americas at 113 m (371 ft) tall. |
See also※
- Lists of mosques
- List of mosques in Brazil
- List of mosques in the United States
- List of mosques in Canada
- List of the oldest mosques in the world
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