Jama Mosque (Panama City)

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Jama Mosque
Jama Mezquita
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Location Panama City, Panama
Panama Panama location map.svg
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Shown within Panamá Province
Geographic coordinates 8°57′59.1″N79°32′07.6″W / 8.966417°N 79.535444°W / 8.966417; -79.535444
Architecture
Type mosque
Date established1981
Capacity500 worshippers

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

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History

The mosque was established in 1981 as the oldest mosque in the country. [1] [2]

Architecture

The mosque can accommodate up to 500 worshippers. [3]

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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. Swaby, Aliyya (27 January 2014). "Two Women and a Mosque: A Convert Community Grows in Panama City". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved 8 October 2021.