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Seoul Central Mosque
The Seoul Central Mosque ( ko, 서울중앙성원) is a mosque opened in 1976 in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District. It holds lectures in English, Arabic, and Korean. Friday prayers regularly attract between four hundred and five hundred worshipers in the afternoon,Kim Eun Mee, and Jean S. Kang. "Seoul As A Global City With Ethnic Villages." ''Korea Journal'' 4 (2007): 64. ''Academic OneFile''. Web. 16 July 2016. though regular attendance has sometimes been known to climb as high as eight hundred people. History In the decade or so before the construction of the mosque, the Korean Muslim Federation (originally known as the Korean Muslim Society) held services in a makeshift prayer hall located in the downtown area of Seoul. Fewer than three thousand Muslims were known to be living in Korea at the time.Baker, Don. "Islam Struggles For A Toehold In Korea." ''Harvard Asia Quarterly'' 10.1 (2006): 25-30. ''Academic Search Complete''. Web. 16 J ...
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