Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim

Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
Basic information
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Geographic coordinates	10°30′6″N 66°53′43″W / 10.50167°N 66.89528°W / 10.50167; -66.89528Coordinates: 10°30′6″N 66°53′43″W / 10.50167°N 66.89528°W / 10.50167; -66.89528
Affiliation	Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Zuhair Fayez
Architectural type	Mosque
Completed	1993
Specifications
Capacity	3.500
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	113 m.

Minaret of the Mosque

The Mosque Ibrahim Ibin Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim or Caracas Mosque is a mosque in the El Recreo district of Caracas. it is the second largest mosque in Latin America after the King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center in Buenos Aires. 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 m², its minaret is 113 metres high and the dome is 23 metres high. Construction of the mosque was completed in 1993. The mosque can hold around 3500 worshipers. Rising higher between the Catholic Cathedral a few blocks away and the Caracas Synagogue, the minaret is the highest in the Americas.^[1]

"It is like a dream come true for us," Hassan Majzoub, president of Venezuela's Islamic Center, said of the four-year project, culminated in March 1993 with the inauguration of the Caracas Islamic Center.

Mr. Majzoub, a shopkeeper who emigrated from Lebanon in 1968, acknowledged that the 100,000 Muslims in Venezuela were easily surpassed in number by Muslims in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

References

External links

• Caracas Getting Continent's Biggest Mosque

Landmarks of Caracas
Museums	Alejandro Otero Museum Birthplace of Simón Bolívar Bolivarian Museum Children's Museum Fine Arts Museum La Estancia Art Center National Art Gallery National Pantheon Science Museum Simón Bolívar Center Soto Sphere
Religion	Bet-El Synagogue Tiféret Israel Synagogue Caracas Cathedral Iglesia de San Francisco La Chiquinquirá Church Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim Church of St. Constantine and Helena Caracas Venezuela Temple
Culture and sport	Brígido Iriarte Stadium Caracas Athenaeum Estadio Olímpico Estadio Universitario La Rinconada Hippodrome National Library National Theater Poliedro de Caracas Teatro Municipal Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex University City
Government	Miraflores Palace Palacio de Justicia de Caracas Palacio de las Academias Palacio Federal Legislativo Palacio Municipal de Caracas Supreme Tribunal of Justice
Other	Aerial Tramway Carmelitas Post Office Centro Sambil Centro San Ignacio El Calvario El Hatillo El Silencio Humboldt Hotel La Casona La Pastora Las Mercedes Los Caobos Park Los Conductores del País Mural Monument to the National Heroes Metro Nuevo Circo Parque Central Complex Parque del Este Plaza Bolívar Plaza Francia Plaza Venezuela Quinta de Anauco Villa Planchart Yellow House

Mosques in Latin America
Al Ahmad Mosque (Argentina) Da'wah Mosque (Guatemala) King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center (Argentina) Bab al-Islam Mosque (Peru) Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Colombia) Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim (Venezuela)
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