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List of mosques in Spain

This is a list of mosques in Spain. It lists Muslim mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Spanish: Mezquita) and Islamic centers in Spain. It lists only open, functioning mosques that allow Muslims to perform Islamic prayers (Salah). For a list of old historical mosques built during the Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) period, please see the list of former mosques in Spain.

The exact number of mosques in Spain vary according to different sources and estimates. As of May 2018, El Observatorio del Pluralismo Religioso en España (Observatory of Religious Pluralism in Spain) listed 1588 places of Muslim worship on their website.[1] According to a former 2010 estimate, there were 13 large mosques and more than 1000 smaller mosques and Islamic prayer rooms scattered across the country serving an estimated Muslim population of 1.5 million. The majority of them were located in Catalonia in northeastern Spain.[citation needed]

The number of mosques has been increasing with the growth of Islam in Spain, resulting mainly from immigration from Muslim countries, and an increasing number of Muslim tourists visiting the country. However finding a mosque or prayer facility is still difficult in many places outside major cities and towns.[citation needed]

List of mosques in Spain

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This is a list of open, functioning mosques only. It lists some, but by no means all of the active mosques in Spain. It does not include historic former mosques in Spain like the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba that do not allow Islamic prayers on their premises.

Name City Images Opened Denomination Facilities & Services Notes
Abu Bakr Mosque Madrid   1988 ? Offices, nursery, school, library, auditorium, shop Financed by donations from various Arab countries[2]
King Abdul Aziz Mosque Marbella   1981 Salafi school of Islamic theology ? Financed by Saudi Prince Salman Ben Abdulaziz Al Saud[3]
Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque (Islamic Cultural Centre of Madrid) Madrid   1992 ? Library, auditorium, tailoring and dressmaking school, restaurant, fitness centre[4] Financed by King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[5]
Al-Andalus Mosque Malaga   2007 Salafi school of Islamic theology Nursery, auditorium, rooms for men and women, translation service[6] Financed by Saudi Arabia and owned by the Suhail Foundation [7]
Al-Morabito Mosque Cordoba   40's, reopened in 1992 ? ? Spain's first modern mosque. Built during the Spanish Civil War as a gift for Franco's Muslim soldiers.[citation needed]
Mosque of Fuengirola Fuengirola   1994 Salafi school of Islamic theology ? Financed by Saudi Arabia and linked to the Muslim World League[8]
Granada Mosque Granada   2003 Sufism (Sufi movement inspired of Darqawi’s brotherhood, founded by the Scottish Muslim convert, Ian Dallas, in the 1970s)[9] ? Financed by donations from Islamic countries (Libya, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia)[10]
Basharat Mosque Pedro Abad   1982 ? ?
Islamic Cultural Centre of Valencia Valencia   1994 ? ? Financed by Kuwaiti capital and under the authority of the Organisation of Arab Cities[11]
Mezquita del Buen Acuerdo [es] Melilla   1927, reopened in 2011 ? ?
Mezquita Central de Melilla [es] Melilla   1947, reopened in 1994 ? ?
Muley El-Mehdi Mosque Ceuta   1940 ? ?
Mezquita Sidi Embarek [es] Ceuta   1940 (Marabout from the 18th century)[12] ? ?
Mosque al-Baida (Alqueria de los Rosales Mosque) Puebla de Don Fadrique 2001 ? Faculty of Studies of Al-Andalus Financial support of Shaykh Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasim, Emir of Sharjah[13]

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References

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  1. ^ "El Observatorio del Pluralismo Religioso en España". observatorioreligion.es. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  3. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  4. ^ Centro Cultural Islámico de Madrid. "Página Principal". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  6. ^ Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
  7. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  8. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  9. ^ Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
  10. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. pp. 485–486.
  11. ^ Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  12. ^ Portal Oficial de Ceuta. "Patrimonio Cultural de Ceuta". web.ceuta.es. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
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