Nasir Mosque
mosque in Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden
Key facts
- Built
- 1976
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Overview
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Nasir Mosque stands on a hill in the western part of Gothenburg, Sweden, at Tolvskillingsgatan 1 in the Majorna district. Completed in 1976, it is widely regarded as the first purpose-built mosque in Sweden and one of the earliest permanent Islamic places of worship in the country and in Scandinavia. It was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and serves as a centre for worship and community activities. The mosque occupies a site of about 7,000 square metres and has a capacity of 400 worshippers.
History
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The mosque was established in 1975 and completed in 1976. Its construction was carried out by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, at a cost of around £125,000 in 1975 terms.
From Wikipedia
Nasir Mosque (Swedish: Nasir Moskén; Urdu: مسجد ناصر) is mosque in located on the a hill in Western Gothenburg, Sweden, established in 1975. Completed in 1976, it is widely regarded as the first purpose-built mosque in Sweden and one of the earliest permanent Islamic places of worship in the country, and in Scandinavia. It was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and serves as a centre for worship and community activities.
The mosque is located on a site of approximately 7,000 square metres (75,000 sq ft) and was constructed at a cost of around £125,000 (1975) (equivalent to £1.15 million or US$1.47 million in 2024). It has a capacity of 400 worshippers.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1_(%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%BA)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir_Mosque,_Gothenburg
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1_(%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AA%DA%BE%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF)