The Bāb al-Islām Mosque ( es, 1=Mezquita Bab ul Islam, ar, ) is situated in southern
Peru
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, at the southern entrance to the city of
Tacna
Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of ...
. Although there are other mosques in Peru, this is the only one that is an example of
Islamic architecture
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in Peru. Combined with the adjoining Shah Wali-Ullah School of Sciences, it is the largest mosque in
the region. Prayers are offered bilingually in both Spanish and Arabic.
History
The mosque was built by a group of
Pakistani merchants who had arrived to Peru in the 1990s and were importing used cars from
Japan and the
United States
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with the permission of President
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator,
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. The Pakistani community in
Tacna
Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of ...
grew to 95 people by 1995, increasing to 500 by the end of the 20th century. The complex was founded in 2000, and its construction was completed by 2008. Mohammad Usman served as
imam in 2015.
Gallery
File:Masjid Bab ul Islam en construcción.jpg, In construction
File:Masjud el nour at night.jpg, Night
File:Mosque Bab ul Islam at night.jpg, Dark
See also
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List of mosques in the Americas
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Lists of mosques
References
Mosques in Peru
Buildings and structures in Tacna Region
Mosques completed in 2008
2000 establishments in Peru
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