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Largest Ahmadiyya mosque in the western United States with a floor space of 19,000 square feet (1,800 m 2). Islamic Center of San Francisco: San Francisco: California: 1959 ? Oldest mosque in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second oldest mosque in California. [13] [14] King Fahad Mosque: Culver City: California: 1998 S Islamic Center of ...
The 120,000 sq. ft. facility is the largest mosque in North America and the oldest purpose-built Shia mosque in the United States, [1] as well as the second oldest mosque in the United States after 'Asser El Jadeed which originally opened in 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana. [2] The Islamic Center of America is located at 19500 Ford Road in ...
Al-Sadiq Mosque United States: Chicago, Illinois: 1922 Oldest extant mosque in the Americas. [45] [46] Islamic Center of America United States: Dearborn, Michigan: 1963 Largest mosque in North America and the second largest mosque in the Americas at 11,148 m 2 (120,000 sq ft). The current building was completed in 2005. [47] [48] [49]
Growth led to a new center, the Islamic Center of America, being unveiled in 2005, at 120,000 square feet, the largest mosque in North America and the oldest Shia mosque in the United States.
Name Image Capacity Area (m 2) City Country Year of first building Denomination Masjid al-Haram: 4,000,000 [1]: 356,000 [2]: Mecca Saudi Arabia Pre-622 – Prophet's Mosque
In 2011, the mosque was completing a 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m 2) building with a 62-foot (19 m) minaret, one block south of and six times larger than its prior location, which according to its leaders made it the largest Islamic center in the Southwest. [6] During its construction, it was the target of vandalism. [7]
The Rochester Hills mosque is today about 100,000 square feet, making it what its leaders say is one of the largest Islamic centers built in Michigan in terms of space.
The mosque was completed in 1954 and dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 28, 1957. [3] [4] The Washington diplomatic community played a leading role in the effort to construct a mosque. Egypt donated a bronze chandelier and sent specialists who wrote Qur'anic verses to adorn the mosque’s walls and ceiling.