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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 ...
One of the largest mosques in the United States. [citation needed] Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California: Oakland: California: 1995 ND Occupies a former Masonic temple. Founded by Shia Iranians but is open to Muslims of any denomination. [16] [17] Masjid Annur Islamic Center: Sacramento: California: 1982 S Largest mosque in Greater ...
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] Mother Mosque of America United States: Cedar Rapids, Iowa: 1934 First purpose-built mosque in North America. [50] Venezuela: Caracas: 1968
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.
This article lists mosques from around the world by available capacity, that belong to any Islamic school or branch, that can accommodate at least 15,000 worshippers in all available places of prayer such as prayer halls (), courtyards and porticoes ().
The Islamic Center of America is a Shia mosque in Dearborn, Michigan. It is the oldest Shia mosque in the United States and the largest in North America [11] [12] [13] (founded in 1963). [1] The institution known as "heart of Shiism" in the United States. [14] [15]
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.
Noor is the third-largest mosque in central Ohio, after Abubakar Asiddiq Islamic Center on Columbus’ West Side and Ibnu Taymiyah Masjid and Islamic Center in North Linden, Malik said. While ...