Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim

The Mosque Ibrahim Ibin Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim (Spanish: Mezquita Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al Ibrahim) or Caracas Mosque is a mosque in the El Recreo district of Caracas, Venezuela. It is the second largest mosque in Latin America after the King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center in Buenos Aires. Mirroring modern Venezuela's religious tolerance and its oil realpolitik the construction of the mosque began in 1989 by Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim. The mosque designed by architect Zuhair Fayez occupies an area of 5000 m², its minaret is 113 metres high and the dome is 23 metres high. Construction of the mosque was completed in 1993. The mosque can hold around 3500 worshipers. Rising higher between the Catholic Cathedral a few blocks away and the Caracas Synagogue, the minaret is the highest in the Americas.[1]

Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationCaracas, Venezuela
Geographic coordinates10°30′6″N 66°53′43″W
Architecture
Architect(s)Zuhair Fayez
TypeMosque
Completed1993
Specifications
Capacity3.500
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height113 m.
Minaret of the Mosque

"It is like a dream come true for us," Hassan Majzoub, president of Venezuela's Islamic Center, said of the four-year project, culminated in March 1993 with the inauguration of the Caracas Islamic Center.

Mr. Majzoub, a shopkeeper who emigrated from Lebanon in 1968, acknowledged that the 100,000 Muslims in Venezuela were easily surpassed in number by Muslims in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

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References
  1. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1993/Caracas-Muslims-Inaugurate-Mosque-With-Hemisphere-s-Highest-Minaret/id-fdc548954577ee3e5b0f475d4fd0be96 CARACAS MUSLIMS INAUGURATE MOSQUE WITH HEMISPHERE'S HIGHEST MINARET
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