Gifu Mosque

Gifu Mosque
岐阜モスク
Gifu Mosque is located in Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Mosque
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationGifu City, Gifu Prefecture
CountryJapan
Interactive map of Gifu Mosque
Coordinates35°27′30.8″N 136°44′29.9″E / 35.458556°N 136.741639°E / 35.458556; 136.741639
Architecture
StyleModern Ottoman
Groundbreaking2007
Completed2008
Specifications
Interior area
351 m2 (3,780 sq ft)
Dome3

The Gifu Mosque or Bab al-Islam Gifu Mosque (Japanese: 岐阜モスク) is a mosque in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the first mosque in the prefecture.

Overview

The mosque was established by Nagoya Mosque. The construction started on 25 October 2007 and completed on 30 June 2008 at a cost of JP¥129 million.

The 2-story mosque building was constructed in a Modern Ottoman architectural style, that has been painted white. The complex has a total area of 351 square metres (3,780 sq ft); and is located adjacent to a Muslim Culture Center and an Islamic school, that were constructed at a cost of JP¥135 million.

The mosque is accessible by bus from Gifu Station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bab al-islam Masjid Gifu". Islamic Center of Nagoya. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Masjid Gifu Jepang" [Japan Gifu Mosque]. Kubah GRC (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Riyanto, Rachmad Adi (24 May 2019). "Cantiknya Masjid Gifu dan Ramadhan di Jepang" [The Beauty of Gifu Mosque and Ramadan in Japan] (in Indonesian). detiknews. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "10 Accessible Mosques All Around Japan". Japan Info. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Aquino, Hicha (23 June 2017). "Gifu Mosque". Taiken Japan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Access to Masjid Gifu". Islamic Center of Nagoya. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.