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Venezuela is a predominantly Christian country, with Islam being a minority religion. There are approximately 100,000 Muslims in Venezuela which make up 0.4 percent of the nation's population. [1] Venezuela has a small but influential Muslim population. Many of them are Arabs of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian and Turkish descent. [2]
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]
Mirroring modern Venezuela's religious tolerance and its oil realpolitik the construction of the mosque began in 1989 by Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim. The mosque designed by architect Zuhair Fayez occupies an area of 5000 m 2 , its minaret is 113 metres high and the dome is 23 metres high.
Christianity is the largest religion in Venezuela, with Catholicism having the most adherents. Venezuela is a secular nation and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries , the people residing in the territory of modern day Venezuela practiced a variety of faiths.
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The Islamic Organization of Latin America and the Caribbean (OIPALC Spanish: Organización Islámica Para América Latina y el Caribe, previously known as the Islamic Organization of Latin America (IOLA/OIPAL)), headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is considered the most active organization in promoting the affairs of Latin American Muslims and Caribbean Muslims in the region.