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Mosque Keizerstraat

Summary

The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque Keizerstraat (5°49′42.8″N 55°9′35.5″W / 5.828556°N 55.159861°W / 5.828556; -55.159861) is the headquarters of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Paramaribo in Suriname, the Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging (SIV).[1] The mosque is located in the Keizerstraat, adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue.[2]

Keizerstraat Mosque
Moskee Keizerstraat
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionLahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Location
LocationParamaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates5°49′43″N 55°09′35″W / 5.828556°N 55.159861°W / 5.828556; -55.159861
Architecture
Typemosque
Date established1932
Completed1984
Mosque Keizerstraat and the adjacent Neveh Shalom Synagogue

History edit

The Muslim community of Paramaribo was established in 1929. Its first mosque, a wooden rectangular building with minarets, was completed in 1932.[3] In 1979 boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited the mosque.

The current mosque was completed in 1984.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "De hoofdmoskee van de Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging". LM Publishers (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Keizerstraat". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Moskee [X 1984], Keizerstraat 88". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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