Lists of mosques in North America

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This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, including mosques in Central America, sorted by country.

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The Bahamas

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Jamaa' Ahlus Sunnah Bahamas Mosque Nassau, New Providence 1978

Barbados

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Jama Mosque Jama Mosque (Barbados).jpg Bridgetown 1951First purpose-built mosque in Barbados. Expanded in the 1980s to become the largest mosque in Barbados. [1]
Madina Mosque Bridgetown 1957 [2]

Belize

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Al-Falah Mosque Belize City 2008First purpose-built mosque in Belize. [3] [4]
Masjid Al-Tauba Belmopan [5]
Masjid Darus Salaam Cayo District [5]

Canada

Costa Rica

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Omar Mosque and Islamic Center of Costa Rica San José 1995First purpose-built mosque in Costa Rica. [6]

Cuba

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Abdallah Mosque Santo Domingo [7] [8]

Curaçao

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque Moscuracao.jpg Willemstad 1965First purpose-built mosque in Curaçao. [9]

Dominican Republic

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Al Noor Mosque Santo Domingo [10]


El Salvador

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Dar-Ibrahim Mosque San Salvador 2007 [11]
Fátimah Az-Zahra Islamic Center Mejicanos 2004 [12]
Salvadoran Arab Islamic Center San Salvador 1994Also known as "Mezquita de La Luz". [13]

Guatemala

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Da'wah Mosque of Guatemala Guatemala City [14]

Haiti

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Al Fatiha Mosque Port-au-Prince 1993First purpose-built mosque in Haiti. [15]
Boukman Buhara Mosque Cap-Haïtien 2016First mosque in Haiti to feature a minaret. [16]

Jamaica

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Mahdi Mosque Spanish Town and Westmoreland 1950sConstructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, that was founded in 1950. [17]

Mexico

Panama

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Panam Jama Mosque Panama City 1981It was established in 1981. [18]
Madina Mazquita Panama City [19]


Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Iere Village Mosque Trinidad1stMasjid.JPG Iere 1868First known mosque established in the Americas. The current building was constructed in 1968. [20]
Jinnah Memorial Mosque TnT St. Joseph Mohammed Ali Jinnah Memorial Mosque.jpg Saint Joseph 1954 [21]

United States

United States Virgin Islands

See also

References

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