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Lists of mosques in North America

This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, including mosques in Central America, sorted by country.

The Bahamas

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Barbados

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Jama Mosque Bridgetown 1951 First purpose-built mosque in Barbados. Expanded in the 1980s to become the largest mosque in Barbados.[1]
Madina Mosque Bridgetown 1957 [2]

Belize

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Al-Falah Mosque Belize City 2008 First purpose-built mosque in Belize.[3][4]

Canada

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Main article: List of mosques in Canada

Costa Rica

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Omar Mosque and Islamic Center of Costa Rica   San José 1995 First purpose-built mosque in Costa Rica.[5]

Cuba

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Curaçao

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque   Willemstad 1965 First purpose-built mosque in Curaçao.[6]

Dominican Republic

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El Salvador

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Dar-Ibrahim Mosque San Salvador 2007 [7]
Fátimah Az-Zahra Islamic Center Mejicanos 2004 [8]
Salvadoran Arab Islamic Center San Salvador 1994 Also known as "Mezquita de La Luz".[9]

Guatemala

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Da'wah Mosque of Guatemala Guatemala City [10]

Haiti

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Al Fatiha Mosque Port-au-Prince 1993 First purpose-built mosque in Haiti.[11]
Boukman Buhara Mosque Cap-Haïtien 2016 First mosque in Haiti to feature a minaret.[12]

Jamaica

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Mahdi Mosque Spanish Town and Westmoreland 1950s Constructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, that was founded in 1950.[13]

Mexico

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Main article: List of mosques in Mexico

Panama

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Puerto Rico

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Name Images Location Year Remarks
Iere Village Mosque   Iere 1868 First known mosque established in the Americas. The current building was constructed in 1968.[14]
Jinnah Memorial Mosque   Saint Joseph 1954 [15]

United States

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Main article: List of mosques in the United States

United States Virgin Islands

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barbados Today Traffic (March 17, 2021). "#BTColumn – History of Muslim prayer". Barbados Today. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "City Mosque celebrating 60 years". Barbados Advocate. December 3, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Muslim community officially opens Belize City Mosque
  4. ^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (June 2010). Belize and Its People. ISBN 9789987932214. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Guzmán, Roberto Marín (2000). A Century of Palestinian Immigration Into Central America. ISBN 9789977675879. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Invitation to celebrate the end of the Ramadan". Curaçao Chronicle. June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Sasongko, Agung (October 30, 2017). "Dakwah Islam Terus Berkembang di El Salvador" [Preaching of Islam Keeps Expanding in El Salvador]. Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Centro Islamico Fatimah Az-Zahra in Mejicanos, San Salvador Department - Salatomatic - your guide to mosques & Islamic schools". www.salatomatic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño, San Salvador (2021)". www.localprayers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Prensalibre.com Archived 2007-09-27 at archive.today (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Islam finds a place in Haiti". Arab News. January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  12. ^ AA, Daily Sabah with (June 28, 2016). "Haiti's first mosque with minaret opens". Daily Sabah. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  13. ^ Social and Economic Studies. 1999. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "Islamic Heritage in Trinidad and Tobago". The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. November 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "Celebrations in Focus: Eid-ul-Fitr". The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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