Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai
mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key facts
- Built
- 1979
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Overview
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The Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai, is a mosque and hosainia in the Bur Dubai district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, close to the old Textile Souk. It serves a Twelver Shia congregation. Because it stands on Ali bin Abi Talib Street, it is also called the Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque. Arabic sources additionally refer to it as the Karashiya Ma'tam or Karashiya Hosainia. Its architectural style is recorded as Iranian.
History
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Sources give 1979 as the year of construction. According to the Arabic source, the hosainia known as Karashiya was founded by the Karashi community, who had moved from the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf.
From Wikipedia
The Iranian Mosque Hosainia (Arabic: الحسينية الشيعية الايرانية; Persian: حسينیه شیعی ایرانی) is a Twelver Shia hosainia located near the old Textile Souk in the Bur Dubai district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Built in 1979, the mosque is also known as Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque, in honor of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the central figure of Shiism.
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