Fuengirola Mosque

Fuengirola Mosque
Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola
The mosque in 2012
Fuengirola Mosque is located in Andalusia
Fuengirola Mosque
Location of the mosque in Andalusia
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationFuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia
CountrySpain
Coordinates36°31′52.3″N 4°37′36.7″W / 36.531194°N 4.626861°W / 36.531194; -4.626861
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Funded byGovernment of Saudi Arabia
Groundbreaking1983
Completed1994
MinaretOne

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

Funded by the Government of Saudi Arabia, the construction of the mosque started in 1983 and was completed in 1994.

The mosque's leader, Imam Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moreno Fernández, Francisco Javier (2001). "Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol". Dialnet.unirioja.es (in European Spanish).
  2. ↑ "El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión". www.elpais.com (in European Spanish). 26 November 2004.

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