Jama Mosque (Panama City)

Jama Mosque
Jama Mezquita
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Calle 30 Este, Ave. México, Panama City
Country	Panama
Location of the mosque in Panamá Province
Interactive map of Jama Mosque
Coordinates	8°57′59.1″N79°32′07.6″W / 8.966417°N 79.535444°W / 8.966417; -79.535444
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	1981
Specifications
Capacity	500 worshippers
Minaret	2
Minaret height	27 meters

The Jama Mosque (Spanish : Jama Mezquita) is a mosque located in Panama City, Panama.

Overview

The mosque's construction started on August 8th 1980, and was established on January 15th, 1982. It is the oldest mosque in the country and in all of Central America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The mosque can accommodate up to 500 worshippers. ^[4]

See also

• Panama portal
• Islam portal

• Lists of mosques in North America
• Islam in Panama

References

1. "Masjid Jama di Panama" [Jama Mosque in Panama]. Qoobah (in Indonesian). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. Guidos, Rhina (25 January 2019). "Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims". America Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
3. "▷ Mezquita Jama | Desde 1982 - Ciudad de Panamá" (in Spanish). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
4. Swaby, Aliyya (27 January 2014). "Two Women and a Mosque: A Convert Community Grows in Panama City". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved 8 October 2021.