Fuengirola Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola) is an Islamic place of worship in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre.
| Fuengirola Mosque | |
|---|---|
Mezquita de Fuengirola | |
_(cropped).JPG) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
  Shown within Andalusia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°31′52.3″N 4°37′36.7″W / 36.531194°N 4.626861°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Funded by | Saudi Arabia |
| Groundbreaking | 1983 |
| Completed | 1994 |
Background
editThe construction of the mosque started in 1983 and finished in 1994. It was funded by Saudi Arabia.[1]
The mosque's leader, Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Francisco Javier Moreno Fernández, Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol, Dialnet.unirioja.es, 2001
- ^ (in Spanish) El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión, www.elpais.com, 26 November 2004
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