Lists of mosques in South America

This is a list of lists of mosques in South America, including mosques, Islamic centers, individual buildings, and congregations and administrative organizations, sorted by country in South America. ^[a]

Argentina

Main article: List of mosques in Argentina

Bolivia

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
As-Salam Mosque, La Paz		La Paz		[1]
Bolivian Islamic Center		Calle San Joaquin, Santa Cruz,		[2] [3]

Brazil

Main article: List of mosques in Brazil

Chile

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
Mezquita As-Salam		Santiago	1989	[4]
Mohammed VI Mosque		Coquimbo	2007	[5]
Mezquita Bilal		Iquique	1997	[6]
Mezquita La Huayca		La Huayca		[7] [8]

Colombia

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
Othman Ben Affan Mosque		Barranquilla	2005	[9]
Abou Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque		Bogotá	2012	[10]
Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab		Maicao	1997	[11]

Paraguay

Main article: List of mosques in Paraguay

Peru

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
Bab al-Islam Mosque		Tacna	2000	[12]
Mosque of Lima		Lima	1986

Suriname

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
Mosque Keizerstraat		Paramaribo	1984	[13]
		Wanica District	1906	First known mosque established in South America. [14]
Nabawi Suriname Mosque		Paramaribo	1933	[15]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Nasir Mosque		Paramaribo	1971	[16]

Venezuela

Name	Images	Location	Year	Remarks
		Caracas	1968	First purpose-built mosque in Venezuela. [17]
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim		Caracas	1993	Second largest mosque in South America at 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft). Possesses the tallest minaret in the Americas at 113 m (371 ft) tall. [18]
Punto Fijo Mosque		Punto Fijo Falcón
Al-Rauda Mosque		Maracaibo, Zulia
Islamic Association of the Palestine Mosque		El Limón, Aragua
Honorable Association of the Jerusalem Mosque		Margarita, Nueva Esparta
Honorable Association of the Omar ben al-Khattab Mosque		San Felipe

See also

• Islam portal
• South America portal

• Islam in American Continent
• Lists of mosques (worldwide)
• Lists of mosques in North America
• List of the oldest mosques in the world

Notes

1. Mosques in Central America can be found in the Lists of mosques in North America.

References

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18. CARACAS MUSLIMS INAUGURATE MOSQUE WITH HEMISPHERE'S HIGHEST MINARET