Abdallah Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Havana, La Habana, Cuba}}

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The Abdallah Mosque ({{langx|es|Mezquita Abdallah}}) is a mosque in Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba.

History

The current mosque building was originally an antique automobile museum.{{cite news|last=Hamidah|date=17 April 2021|url=https://faktualnews.co/2021/04/17/islam-dan-masjid-pertama-di-negara-fidel-castro/260071/|title=Islam dan Masjid Pertama di Negara Fidel Castro|work=Faktual News|access-date=15 September 2021|language=id|trans-title=Islam and the First Mosque in the Country of Fidel Castro}} It was subsequently converted into a mosque and opened to the public in 2015, following government approval in June of that year.{{cite news|last=Zhang|first=Irvin|date=31 July 2018|url=https://thegroundtruthproject.org/cubas-emerging-muslim-community-adds-religious-diversity/|title=Cuba's emerging Muslim community adds to religious diversity|website=The Groundtruth Project|access-date=13 September 2021}}{{cite news|author=Agence France|date=3 July 2016|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/a-cuban-ramadan-1.154239|title=A Cuban Ramadan|work=The National|access-date=15 September 2021}}

Architecture

The mosque is a 1-story building in a shape of colonial-style box. Its interior wall is decorated with Arabic calligraphy.

See also

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References