Fuengirola Mosque
Appearance
Fuengirola Mosque | |
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Mezquita de Fuengirola | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 36°31′52.3″N 4°37′36.7″W / 36.531194°N 4.626861°W |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Funded by | Saudi Arabia |
Groundbreaking | 1983 |
Completed | 1994 |
Fuengirola Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola) is an Islamic place of worship in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre.
Background
[edit]The construction of the mosque started in 1983 and finished in 1994. It was funded by Saudi Arabia.[1]
The mosque's leader, Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Francisco Javier Moreno Fernández, Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol, Dialnet.unirioja.es, 2001
- ^ (in Spanish) El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión, www.elpais.com, 26 November 2004
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