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The Zagreb Mosque, located in the city of
Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
, is the largest
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
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. The Islamic Secondary School "Dr. Ahmed Smajlović" and a cultural centre operate within the mosque. The construction began in 1981 and finished in 1987.
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, the Emir of
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, donated
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2.5 million for the construction of the mosque. In 1983, he visited the Islamic community in Zagreb.


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Islam in Croatia Croatia is a predominantly Christian country, with Islam being a minority faith. It is followed by 1.3% of the country's population according to the 2021 census. Islam was first introduced to Croatia by the Ottoman Empire during the Croatian– ...
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Gunja Mosque Gunja Mosque ( Croatian and Bosnian: ''Džamija u Gunji'') is the oldest active mosque in Croatia built in 1969. It is located in the village of Gunja in the Croatian part of Syrmia. History Today the Gunja Mosque is the oldest mosque in Croa ...
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Rijeka Mosque Rijeka Mosque ( Croatian and Bosnian: ''Džamija u Rijeci'') is a mosque in Rijeka, Croatia built between 2009 and 2013. The project of the mosque and the cultural center was originally developed by Dušan Džamonja in cooperation with Branko V ...
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Zagreb Cathedral , native_name_lang = , image = Zagreb Cathedral 2020.jpg , imagesize = , imagelink = , imagealt = , landscape = , caption =Zagreb Cathedral in 2020, ...


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