List of mosques in Oceania

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Islam in Australia



History

Early history
Makassan Traders
Afghan cameleers
Battle of Broken Hill
Contemporary society
Halal certification in Australia
Islamophobia in Australia

Mosques

List of mosques
Lakemba Mosque · Auburn Gallipoli Mosque
Marree Mosque · Central Adelaide Mosque
Baitul Huda Mosque

Organisations

Islamic organisations in Australia
LMA · ICV · ANIC · AFIC · AMC · ANIC · ICQ · MWA · MWNNA

Groups

Afghan  Albanian  Arab  Bangladeshi
Bosnian  Indian  Indonesian  Iranian
Iraqi  Lebanese  Malay  Pakistani
Turkish

Events

National Mosque Open Day

People
Prominent Australian Muslims
Ibrahim Abu Mohamed

This is an incomplete list of mosques in Oceania.

Australia

A listing of mosques (Arabic: masjids) and musallahs in Australia is maintained by Islamiaonline.[1]

Australian Capital Territory

The following is a list of mosques in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]

City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Canberra Monash Canberra Islamic Centre
Includes the Australian National Islamic Library[3]
Yarralumla Canberra Mosque
Sunni

New South Wales

The following is a list of mosques in New South Wales.

City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Bourke Bourke cemetery mosque
Broken Hill William Street Mosque
Sydney Arncliffe Al-Zahra Mosque
Shia
Auburn Auburn Gallipoli Mosque
1999 Turkish Sunni
Blacktown Afghan Osman Mosque
Afghan Afghan Community Support Association of NSW Australia
Greenacre Malek Fahd Islamic School Mosque
Sunni
Lakemba Lakemba Mosque
1977 Lebanese Muslim Association
Also known as the Imam Ali Bin Abi Taleb Mosque
Reportedly Australia's largest mosque.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Marsden Park Baitul Huda Mosque
1989 Ahmadiyya[10]
Mount Druitt Mount Druitt Mosque
Turkish

Queensland

The following is a list of mosques in Queensland.

City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Brisbane West End West End Mosque
Sunni
Kuraby Masjid al-Farooq (Kuraby Mosque) Sunni Original mosque was burnt down in 2001, rebuilt later in the year. [11][12]
Holland Park Holland Park Mosque Sunni Original building constructed in 1908, redeveloped with modern mosque later.
Eight Mile Plains Bosnian Islamic Centre Sunni- Bosnian community
Algester Algester Mosque Sunni
Darra Darra Mosque Sunni
Eagleby Eagleby Mosque Sunni- Turkish community

South Australia

The following is a list of mosques in South Australia.

City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Adelaide Adelaide Central Adelaide Mosque
1888
Park Holme Masjid Omar Bin Al Khattab
Also known as the Marion Masjid
Islamic Society of South Australia[13]
Marree Marree Mosque
Afghan Considered to be the first mosque built on the Australian continent. No longer in use.

Victoria

The following is a list of mosques in Victoria.

City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Melbourne Coburg Fatih mosque
Turkish
Langwarrin Baitus Salam Mosque
|
Ahmadiyya Formerly an amusement park
Preston Preston Mosque
Arabic
Sunshine Sunshine Mosque
1985 Turkish The largest mosque in Victoria
Albanvale Deer Park Mosque 1993 Bosnian
Mooroopna Mooroopna Mosque
Turkish

New Caledonia

The following is a list of mosques in New Caledonia.

Island City District Name Images Year Group Remarks
Grande Terre Nessadiou Centre Islamique de Bourail
1998

New Zealand

The following is a list of mosques in New Zealand.

Region City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Auckland Auckland Wiri Baitul Muqeet Mosque
2013 Ahmadiyya Largest in the country
Canterbury Christchurch Canterbury Mosque
Hawke's Bay Hastings Baitul Mokarram Masjid and Islamic Centre

Papua New Guinea

Region City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Papua Port Moresby Port Moresby Mosque Papua New Guinea Muslims[14]

Tuvalu

Island City Name Images Year Group Remarks
Funafuti Funafuti Tuvalu Mosque
Ahmadiyya Tuvalu's only mosque

See also

References

  1. http://www.islamiaonline.com/masjidfinder/ Masjids and Musallahs in Australia
  2. Saeed, Abdullah. "Muslim Australians: Their beliefs, practices and institutions." Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Australian Multicultural Foundation, 2004.
  3. "Australian National Islamic Library (ANIL) - Public Library". Canberra Islamic Centre. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. Andrew Wilkie (1 Sep 2010). Axis of Deceit: The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Whistleblower. Black Inc. p. 130. ISBN 9781921825699.
  5. Jackson, Richard; Murphy, Eamon; Poynting, Scott, eds. (10 Sep 2009). Contemporary State Terrorism: Theory and Practice. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 9781135245160.
  6. http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/10/31/mosque-islam-australia_n_8438558.html
  7. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lakemba-mosque-removes-christmas-fatwa-post-20121223-2btaj.html
  8. http://www.news.com.au/national/lakemba-mosque-imam-issues-fatwa-against-christmas-report/story-fndo4eg9-1226542519830
  9. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/between-two-worlds/story-e6frg8h6-1226617453922
  10. Ahmadiyya in Australia: Historie of Ahmadiyyat in Australia, Jalsa Salana Australia 2005
  11. "Jail for Australian mosque burner". www.radioaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  12. Fickling, David (2002-10-17). "Mosque attacks leave Muslims fearing backlash". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  13. http://islamicsocietysa.org.au/ Islamic Society of South Australia
  14. http://www.islamicpopulation.com/papuanewguinea_muslim.html Papua New Guinea Muslims
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