Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab
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Omar Ibn Al-Khittab Mosque in Maicao, Guajira.
The Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (or in Spanish transcription Omar Iban Al-Jattab) in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia is the second biggest mosque in Latin America. To the locals it is simply known as "la Mezquita" ("The Mosque") for being the only one in the region, and along with the Dar Alarkan School, they are the centers of Islamic faith of the region. Constructed on September of 1997 and named after the second Sunni caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, it can easily house over 1,000 people.
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