Ar-Rahman Mosque (Pyongyang)

{{Short description|Mosque in Pyongyang, North Korea}}

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| caption = Image of the mosque, next to the Romanian embassy in Pyongyang

| location = Iranian embassy, Pyongyang

| country = North Korea

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| religious_affiliation = Shia Islam

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| funded_by = Iranian Government

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| architecture_style = Iranian architecture

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| year_completed = 2013

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| footnotes = [https://www.nknews.org/2013/01/iran-buillds-pyongyangs-first-mosque/ NK News]

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The Ar-Rahman Mosque is a mosque in Pyongyang, North Korea. The mosque is situated on the grounds of the Iranian embassy, and is considered the country's first and only mosque.

Overview

Embassy staff from other Islamic countries in North Korea, including Indonesian Sunnis, visit the mosque for worship, and the mosque hosts Friday prayers, attended by Muslim embassy staff from various countries regardless of sect.{{Cite web |url=http://www.muslimpress.com/Section-world-news-16/107854-the-first-and-the-only-mosque-in-north-korea |title=The first and the only mosque in North they say its for the staff but there are some rumors that some people goKorea |website=Muslim Press |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-date=30 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430091430/http://www.muslimpress.com/Section-world-news-16/107854-the-first-and-the-only-mosque-in-north-korea |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=O'Carroll |first=Mr |date=22 January 2013 |title=Iran Build's Pyongyang's First Mosque |url=https://www.nknews.org/2013/01/iran-buillds-pyongyangs-first-mosque/ |access-date=18 September 2023|website=NK News |language=en-US}}

Though other Islamic-majority nations, including Egypt, Palestine and Syria, maintain embassies in North Korea, none of these embassies are known to have mosques on their premises. This lack of mosques in North Korea is attributed to the state's religious policies, and it distinguishes North Korea as one of the only countries with a Shia mosque and no Sunni mosques, along with Armenia (which also has only one mosque, the Blue Mosque in Yerevan).{{Cite web|url=http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2013/01/20/google-earth-and-north-korea-pyongyang-mosque-kobansan-and-new-hospital/|title=Google Earth and the DPRK: Pyongyang Mosque, Kobangsan, and new hospital|website=North Korean Economy Watch}}

See also