The Lobatse Mosque 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
Lobatse
Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is an ...
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South-East District,
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
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History
The mosque was built by the Botswana Muslim Association and completed in 1967, making it the oldest in the country.
See also
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Islam in Botswana
Islam is a minority religion in Botswana, a country dominated by Christians. Islam came to the country through Muslim immigrants from South Asia, who settled in the area during the British colonial rule. According to the 2001 census, there are a ...
References
1967 establishments in Botswana
Islam in Botswana
Mosques completed in 1967
Mosques in Africa
Religious buildings and structures in Botswana
South-East District (Botswana)
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