Assyrian Muslim Cemetery
{{Short description|Historic cemetery in North Dakota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Syrian Muslim Cemetery
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| image = Assyrian Mosque, Mountrail County, North Dakota.jpg
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|coordinates={{coord|48|18|20|N|102|30|17|W|display=inline,title}}
| nearest_city= Ross, North Dakota
| locmapin = North Dakota#USA
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| added = July 17, 2018
| area =
| refnum =100002693{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2018-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf |title=Weekly listings|publisher=National Park Service |date=July 20, 2018 |access-date=July 26, 2018}}
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The Syrian Muslim Cemetery is a Muslim cemetery in Mountrail County, North Dakota, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It is the oldest Muslim cemetery in the United States,{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} and was the only Muslim cemetery in North Dakota for 90 years.{{cite news|url=http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2018/04/cemetery-near-ross-considered-for-national-register/ |publisher=Minot Daily News |title=Cemetery near Ross considered for National Register |accessdate=July 26, 2018 |date=April 2018}} It is located 1/4 mile south of US 2 on 87th Ave. NW, near Ross.
Mosque
File:Assyrian Mosque & Cemetery, Mountrail County, North Dakota.jpg
The original mosque at the site was built in 1929 by immigrants from what is now Lebanon and Syria. A modest {{convert|15x15|ft|m}} replacement mosque was built in 2005, although it was built for historical purposes and is rarely used.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/us/north-dakota-mosque-a-symbol-of-muslims-deep-ties-in-america.html |work=New York Times |title=North Dakota Mosque a symbol of Muslims' deep ties in America |date=2016 |accessdate=July 26, 2018}}
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mountrail County, North Dakota
Category:Mosques completed in 1929
Category:Mosques completed in 2005
Category:Mosques in North Dakota
Category:Lebanese-American culture
Category:Syrian-American culture