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The construction of the mosque originated from a Palestinian migrant to the country. In early 1990s, he and other 14 people gathered at his house where they decided to build a mosque. They also traveled to Panama to ask to the local community there for financial support. [1] The mosque was finally built and completed in 2002. [2] [3]
Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Costa Rica, whose state religion is Catholic Christianity. [1] Without an official number by any state entity, it is considered that the number of Muslims in Costa Rica could be between 1000 and 1500 people, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] mostly emigrants from Algeria , India , Iraq , Iran , Lebanon , Morocco ...
[55] [56] There are three mosques in Costa Rica; the Mosque of Omar located in the Goicoechea Canton which also acts as the Muslim Cultural Center founded in 2002, [57] the Light and Faith Mosque located in downtown San José near the Central Market (also Sunni), and the Sahar Islamic Center in La Sabana which acts as the Shiite Mosque ...
First purpose-built mosque in Costa Rica. [5] Cuba. Abdallah Mosque; Curaçao. Name Images Location Year Remarks Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque: Willemstad: 1965
The most recent nationwide survey of religion in Costa Rica, conducted in 2007 by the University of Costa Rica, found that 70.5 percent of the population identify themselves as Roman Catholics (with 44.9 percent practicing, 25.6 percent nonpracticing), 13.8 percent are Evangelical Protestants, 11.3 percent report that they do not have a ...
First purpose-built mosque in Venezuela. [9] Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim: Caracas: 1993 Second largest mosque in South America at 5,000 m 2 (54,000 sq ft). Possesses the tallest minaret in the Americas at 113 m (371 ft) tall. [10]
Islam in Costa Rica; O. Omar Mosque and Islamic Center of Costa Rica This page was last edited on 9 July 2021, at 07:02 (UTC). Text is ...
Islam in Costa Rica (2 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Costa Rica (3 C, 2 P) L. Costa Rican religious leaders (1 C, 1 P) R. ... Pages in category "Religion in Costa Rica"