The Grand Mosque of Évry (french: Grande Mosquée d'Évry) is a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
in
Évry-Courcouronnes
Évry-Courcouronnes () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne.
It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes.
The city is the home ...
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Essonne
Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.[France
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. A cultural center is associated with the building.
History
A process was initiated in the early 1980s to collect funds to build the mosque in Évry. The modest results of this effort led to a search for additional funding from the Persian Gulf states. The Saudi
Sheikh Akram Aadja saw to it that the financing was completed. The first stone was laid in 1984, and construction work began in 1985. Interior decoration was funded by the
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Foundation.
The mosque opened ten years later, in 1995, the same year as the
Évry Cathedral
Évry Cathedral (french: Cathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry; "Évry Cathedral of the Resurrection") is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church located in the new town of Évry, Essonne, Évry (Essonne), France. The cathedral was designed ...
. It was the work of the architect
Henri Baudot, who has constructed several buildings in
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See also
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Islam in France
Islam in France is a minority faith. Muslims are estimated to represent around 4 to 8 percent of the nation's population and France is estimated to have the largest number of Muslims in the Western world, primarily due to migration from Maghr ...
References
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1995 establishments in France
Buildings and structures in Évry, Essonne
Évry
Mosques completed in 1995
Religion in Essonne
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