There are currently about 2,300 mosques in France with a further 200 to 250 planned.
It is difficult to say when the first mosque in France was built. There is archaeological evidence of an eighth-century mosque in
Narbonne
Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in France, commune in Southern France in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It lies from Paris in the Aude Departments of Franc ...
, France.
[''Islam Outside the Arab World'', David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999, page 342] The
Tsingoni Mosque
The Tsingoni Mosque (french: Mosquée de Tsingoni) is a mosque in Tsingoni, Mayotte. It is considered the earliest established mosque in France.
History
The exact date of the establishment of the mosque is subject to dispute. One source places ...
in the overseas department of
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
was built in 1538.
The
Mosque of the Bois de Vincennes was built in 1916 for temporary use during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, and disaffected in 1919. The
Grand Mosque of Paris
The Grand Mosque of Paris (french: Grande Mosquée de Paris), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France. There ...
opened in 1926 retains iconic status and is one of the largest standing mosques in France.
See also
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List of mosques
This is an incomplete list of some of the more famous mosques around the world.
List
See also
* Islamic architecture
* List of largest mosques
* List of the oldest mosques in the world
** List of mosques that are mentioned by name in the Q ...
(Selected mosques worldwide)
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List of mosques in Europe
This is a partial list of mosques in Europe.
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See also
* Lists of mosques
* Islam in Europe
References
External links
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* map
of mosques in Europe
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List of mosques in Germany
This is a list of mosques in Germany by states. According to the Bundestag researchers, Germany is home to "at least 2,350 to 2,750 mosque congregations or associations". The Central Council of Muslims in Germany announced in early October that t ...
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List of mosques in the United Kingdom
This is a list of notable mosques in the United Kingdom listed by regions in Scotland, England and Wales.
England
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
East of England
East Midlands
West Midlands
Yorkshire ...
References
Un annuaire des mosquées et lieux de cultes en France
{{List of mosques
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
mosques
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, i ...