Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque

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Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque
Yavuz-Sultan-Selim-Moschee
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Location Mannheim, Germany
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Red pog.svg
Shown within Baden-Württemberg
Geographic coordinates 49°29′39″N8°27′41″E / 49.49417°N 8.46139°E / 49.49417; 8.46139
Architecture
Type mosque
Completed1995
Minaret(s)1
Website
www.ditib-ma.de/

The Yavuz-Sultan-Selim Mosque (German : Yavuz-Sultan-Selim-Moschee) is a religious building in Mannheim, Germany, named for Selim I. Until 2008 it was the biggest mosque in Germany, and attracts up to 3,000 Muslims every weekend. [1]

Since the mosque was opened in 1995, Muslim shops and youth centers have become a magnet for the Muslim community. [1]

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