Fuengirola Mosque

Fuengirola Mosque
Mezquita de Fuengirola
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationFuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Fuengirola Mosque is located in Andalusia
Fuengirola Mosque
Shown within Andalusia
Geographic coordinates36°31′52.3″N 4°37′36.7″W / 36.531194°N 4.626861°W / 36.531194; -4.626861
Architecture
Typemosque
Funded bySaudi Arabia
Groundbreaking1983
Completed1994

Fuengirola Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita de Fuengirola) is an Islamic place of worship in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre.

Background

[edit]

The construction of the mosque started in 1983 and finished in 1994. It was funded by Saudi Arabia.[1]

The mosque's leader, Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ (in Spanish) Francisco Javier Moreno Fernández, Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol, Dialnet.unirioja.es, 2001
  2. ^ (in Spanish) El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión, www.elpais.com, 26 November 2004