Fuengirola Mosque
| Fuengirola Mosque | |
|---|---|
Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola | |
_(cropped).JPG) The mosque in 2012 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia |
| Country | Spain |
  Location of the mosque in Andalusia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°31′52.3″N 4°37′36.7″W / 36.531194°N 4.626861°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Funded by | Government of Saudi Arabia |
| Groundbreaking | 1983 |
| Completed | 1994 |
| Minaret(s) | One |
Fuengirola Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola) is a mosque in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre.
Overview
[edit]Funded by the Government of Saudi Arabia, the construction of the mosque started in 1983 and was completed in 1994.[1]
The mosque's leader, Imam Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Moreno Fernández, Francisco Javier (2001). "Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol". Dialnet.unirioja.es (in European Spanish).
- ^ "El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión". www.elpais.com (in European Spanish). 26 November 2004.
External links
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