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Lists of mosques in North America

This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, including mosques in Central America, sorted by country.

The Bahamas

Barbados

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Jama Mosque Bridgetown 1951 First purpose-built mosque in Barbados. Expanded in the 1980s to become the largest mosque in Barbados.[1]
Madina Mosque Bridgetown 1957 [2]

Belize

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Al-Falah Mosque Belize City 2008 First purpose-built mosque in Belize.[3][4]

Canada

Costa Rica

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Omar Mosque and Islamic Center of Costa Rica San José 1995 First purpose-built mosque in Costa Rica.[5]

Cuba

Curaçao

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque Willemstad 1965 First purpose-built mosque in Curaçao.[6]

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Dar-Ibrahim Mosque San Salvador 2007 [7]
Fátimah Az-Zahra Islamic Center Mejicanos 2004 [8]
Salvadoran Arab Islamic Center San Salvador 1994 Also known as "Mezquita de La Luz".[9]

Guatemala

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Da'wah Mosque of Guatemala Guatemala City [10]

Haiti

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Al Fatiha Mosque Port-au-Prince 1993 First purpose-built mosque in Haiti.[11]
Boukman Buhara Mosque Cap-Haïtien 2016 First mosque in Haiti to feature a minaret.[12]

Jamaica

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Mahdi Mosque Spanish Town and Westmoreland 1950s Constructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, that was founded in 1950.[13]

Mexico

Panama

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Iere Village Mosque Iere 1868 First known mosque established in the Americas. The current building was constructed in 1968.[14]
Jinnah Memorial Mosque Saint Joseph 1954 [15]

United States

United States Virgin Islands

See also

References

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  2. ^ "City Mosque celebrating 60 years". Barbados Advocate. December 3, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Muslim community officially opens Belize City Mosque
  4. ^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (June 2010). Belize and Its People. Continental Press. ISBN 9789987932214. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Guzmán, Roberto Marín (2000). A Century of Palestinian Immigration Into Central America. Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977675879. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Invitation to celebrate the end of the Ramadan". Curaçao Chronicle. June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Sasongko, Agung (October 30, 2017). "Dakwah Islam Terus Berkembang di El Salvador" [Preaching of Islam Keeps Expanding in El Salvador]. Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Centro Islamico Fatimah Az-Zahra in Mejicanos, San Salvador Department - Salatomatic - your guide to mosques & Islamic schools". www.salatomatic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño, San Salvador (2021)". www.localprayers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Prensalibre.com Archived 2007-09-27 at archive.today (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Islam finds a place in Haiti". Arab News. January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  12. ^ AA, Daily Sabah with (June 28, 2016). "Haiti's first mosque with minaret opens". Daily Sabah. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  13. ^ Social and Economic Studies. 1999. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "Islamic Heritage in Trinidad and Tobago". The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. November 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  15. ^ Serrant, Catherine (May 12, 2021). "Celebrations in Focus: Eid-ul-Fitr". The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved September 17, 2021.