Geneva Mosque
Geneva Mosque | |
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Basic information | |
Location |
Geneva Switzerland |
Geographic coordinates | 46°13′25″N 6°7′19″E / 46.22361°N 6.12194°E |
Affiliation | Islam |
Architectural description | |
Architectural type | Mosque |
Completed | 1978 |
Specifications | |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Minaret height | 22 m |
The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque (French: Mosquée de Genève, Mosquée de Petit-Sacconex), was constructed in 1978 in the neighbourhood Le Petit-Saconnex in Geneva, Switzerland.
The mosque was inaugurated by the Saudi Arabian King Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz and President of the Swiss Confederation Willi Ritschard, and is the largest mosque in Switzerland. The building has space for 1,500 worshippers. The Imam of the mosque is Yahya Basalamah.
See also
- Islam in Switzerland
- Minaret controversy in Switzerland
- List of mosques in Europe
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mosquée de Genève. |
- Fondation Culturelle Islamique
- Dänische Zustände verhindern, Tagesanzeiger on Juli 12, 2008 (with photograph of the mosque)