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The Abuja National Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الوطني أبوجا), also known as the Nigerian National Mosque, is the national mosque of Nigeria. The mosque was built in 1984 [ 1 ] and is open to the non-Muslim public, except during congregational prayers.
Major religious sites include the Nigerian National Mosque and the Nigerian National Christian Centre. The city is served by the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. [18] [19] [20] Abuja is known for being one of the few purpose-built capital cities in Africa, as well as being one of the wealthiest. [21]
Pages in category "Mosques in Nigeria" ... Abuja National Mosque; G. Gobarau Minaret; Great Mosque of Kano; Gurin Central Mosque; I. Ikorodu Central Mosque; S. Sultan ...
The Church and the Mosque face each other across Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue in the national capital, Abuja [1] Christianity and Islam are the two main religions practiced in Nigeria. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The country is home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim populations, simultaneously. [ 4 ]
The 2014 Kano bombing [60] was a terrorist attack on November 28, 2014, at the Central Mosque in Kano, Northern Nigeria, during the Boko Haram insurgency. The mosque, situated near the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, was targeted shortly after the Emir had urged civilians to defend themselves against Boko Haram.
All the mosques in this list are congregational mosques – a type of mosque that hosts the Friday prayer (ṣalāt al-jumuʿa) ... Abuja National Mosque: 25,000 [38]
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The Abuja Declaration is the name frequently given to the communiqué issued after the Islam in Africa conference held in Abuja, Nigeria between 24 and 28 November 1989. The conference was organised by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (at that time called the Organisation of Islamic Conference [1]) and it agreed to set up the Islam in Africa Organisation (IAO).