Madrid Central Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Madrid, Spain}}
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| location = Cuatro Caminos, Tetuán, Madrid
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The Madrid Central Mosque ({{langx|es|Mezquita Central de Madrid}}; {{langx|ar|مسجد مدريد المركزي}}) is a mosque, located in the Cuatro Caminos neighborhood of the Tetuán district of Madrid, Spain. During its construction, its proximity to Estrecho (literally strait, after the Strait of Gibraltar) metro station gave birth to the popular name of the Strait Mosque.
History
After its dedication as Waqf land, it took years to collect enough individual donations to construct the mosque. Opened in 1988, it became the first mosque in the capital since the end of the Islamic rule in 1085.
Designed by the architect Juan Mora, it is the headquarters of the Union of Islamic Communities of Spain and the Islamic Community of Madrid. Abu-Bakr Mosque has a cooperation agreement in force with the Community of Madrid,{{cite journal |url=http://www.hispanomuslim.es/panya/reflespanyol/xaria.htm |title=RESOLUCIÓN de 12 de marzo de 1998, de la Secretaría General Técnica de la Consejería de Presidencia, por la que se da publicidad al Convenio entre la Comunidad de Madrid y la Unión de Comunidades Islámicas de España. |language=es |access-date=7 November 2019 |work=Hispanomuslim |date=12 March 1998}} and with the State through the Islamic Commission of Spain.{{cite journal |url=http://www.hispanomuslim.es/madraza/ley-26-1992-11-10.pdf |title=LEY 26/1992, DE 10 DE NOVIEMBRE, POR LA QUE SE APRUEBA EL ACUERDO DE COOPERACIÓN DEL ESTADO CON LA COMISIÓN ISLÁMICA DE ESPAÑA |language=es |issue=272 |date=12 November 1992 |work=Boletín Oficial del Estado |first=Juan Carlos |last=R. |author-link=Juan Carlos R. |editor-first=Felipe |editor-last=González Márquez |editor-link=Felipe González Márquez |via=Hispanomuslim |access-date=7 November 2019}}
Description
The building, spread over four floors, has in addition to the mosque and offices, a nursery, a school, a library, an auditorium and a shop. It performs worship, charitable, educational, cultural and social functions, having signed an agreement with Al-Azhar University for the training and provision of imams.
See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://ucide.org/ UCIDE's official website]
{{Mosques in Spain}}
Category:1988 establishments in Spain
Category:20th-century mosques in Spain
Category:Buildings and structures in Cuatro Caminos neighborhood, Madrid
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Spain
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Spain