Draft:DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt)

DITIB Kocatepe Mosque
DİTİB Kocatepe Camii
DİTİB Kocatepe-Moschee
Picture of the mosque in the winter
Religion
AffiliationSunni
RegionBavaria
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusactive
Location
LocationIngolstadt
CountryGermany
DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) is located in Germany
DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt)
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DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) is located in Bavaria
DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt)
DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) (Bavaria)
Geographic coordinates48°46′41″N 11°25′25″E / 48.77806°N 11.42361°E / 48.77806; 11.42361
Architecture
Architect(s)Hüssein Portakal
TypeOttoman
Funded byDITIB
Completed2008
Construction cost 5.5 Mio.
Specifications
Capacity800
Length36.2 meters
Width18.4 meters
Dome height (outer)5 meters
Minaret height27.5 meters
Website
https://www.ditib-ingolstadt.de/de/

The DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque and cultural center in Ingolstadt (Turkish: Kocatepe Camii ve Kültür Merkezi İngolstadt; German: Kocatepe Moschee und Kulturzentrum zu Ingolstadt) is the main mosque of Ingolstadt and the biggest in all of Bavaria. The construction was finished in 2008 and costed 5.5 Mio. Euros.[1]

Association

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Die „Türkisch-islamische Gemeinde zu Ingolstadt e.V.“ wurde am 12. Mai 1987 gegründet und hat heute 540 Mitglieder. The Turkish-Islamic association of Ingolstadt was founded on May 12 of 1987 by DITIB and has 540 members.[1]

Mosque

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The mosque is inspired by Ottoman architecture, has two minarets, both around 27.5 meters tall, a big dome, around 5 meter tall and three floors. The prayer room fits 800 people in it and has a gallery floor for the women, around 135 m² big, on the top. The mosque's walls are deocrated with different calligraphy

Cultural center

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The cultural center is 611 m². In the basement, in addition to storage and sanitary facilities, there is a mortuary for funeral ceremonies and washrooms for Wudu. On the ground floor there is a grocery store, a restaurant as well as the club premises. On the first floor there is a youth room, a library, women's rooms and children's rooms as well as lecture rooms and office rooms.

A 420 m² big building next to the center has a Quran school as well as two apartments, one for the imam and one for the janitor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." www.ditib-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." Archived from the original on 2009-05-08.