Ar-Rahman Mosque (Pyongyang)

Ar-Rahman Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Iranian embassy, Pyongyang
Country	North Korea
Location of the mosque in North Korea
Geographic coordinates	39°02′10″N125°47′09″E / 39.03600460123327°N 125.78588954889042°E / 39.03600460123327; 125.78588954889042
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Iranian architecture
Funded by	Iranian Government
Completed	2013
[1]

The Ar-Rahman Mosque is a mosque in Pyongyang, North Korea. The mosque is situated on the grounds of the Iranian embassy, and is considered the country's first and only mosque.

Overview

Embassy staff from other Islamic countries in North Korea, including Indonesian Sunnis, visit the mosque for worship, and the mosque hosts Friday prayers, attended by Muslim embassy staff from various countries regardless of sect. ^{[2] [3]}

Though other Islamic-majority nations, including Egypt, Palestine and Syria, maintain embassies in North Korea, none of these embassies are known to have mosques on their premises. This lack of mosques in North Korea is attributed to the state's religious policies, and it distinguishes North Korea as one of the only countries with a Shia mosque and no Sunni mosques, along with Armenia, which also has only one mosque; the Blue Mosque in Yerevan. ^[4]

See also

• Shia Islam portal
• North Korea portal

• Islam in North Korea
• List of mosques in North Korea

References

1. "Iran Build's Pyongyang's First Mosque". NK News . January 22, 2013.
2. "The first and the only mosque in North they say its for the staff but there are some rumors that some people goKorea". Muslimpress. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
3. O'Carroll, Mr (January 22, 2013). "Iran Build's Pyongyang's First Mosque". NK News . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
4. "Google Earth and the DPRK: Pyongyang Mosque, Kobangsan, and new hospital". North Korean Economy Watch.