Mosque Keizerstraat

The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque Keizerstraat (5°49′43″N 55°9′36″W) is the headquarters of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Paramaribo in Suriname, the Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging (SIV).[1] The mosque is located in the Keizerstraat, adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue.[2]

Keizerstraat Mosque
Moskee Keizerstraat
Religion
AffiliationLahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Location
LocationParamaribo, Suriname
Geographic coordinates5.82761°N 55.15872°W / 5.82761; -55.15872
Architecture
Typemosque
Date established1932
Completed1984
Mosque Keizerstraat and the adjacent Neveh Shalom Synagogue

History

The Muslim community of Paramaribo was established in 1929. Its first mosque, a wooden rectangular building with minarets, was completed in 1932.[3] In 1979 boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited the mosque.

The current mosque was completed in 1984.[3]

See also

References

  1. "De hoofdmoskee van de Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging". LM Publishers (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. "Keizerstraat". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. "Moskee [X 1984], Keizerstraat 88". City of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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