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Al-Morabito Mosque

Coordinates: 37°53′24″N 4°46′41″W / 37.889924°N 4.778120°W / 37.889924; -4.778120
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Al-Morabito Mosque
Mezquita El Morabito
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationCórdoba, Spain
Al-Morabito Mosque is located in Province of Córdoba (Spain)
Al-Morabito Mosque
Shown within Province of Córdoba (Spain)
Geographic coordinates37°53′24″N 4°46′41″W / 37.889924°N 4.778120°W / 37.889924; -4.778120
Architecture
Typemosque

Al Morabito Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita El Morabito) is an Islamic place of worship in Córdoba, Spain. It was built during the Spanish Civil War as a gift for Franco's Muslim soldiers and is considered Spain's first modern mosque.[1][2] After the Spanish Transition and the return of democracy, the Association of Muslims in Cordoba asked the municipal government, then led by the mayor Julio Anguita, to give them the building to perform the congregational prayers. The application was accepted and opened in 1992 again as a mosque.

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  1. ^ Aitana Guia (1 May 2014). The Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain: Promoting Democracy Through Migrant Engagement, 1985–2010. Sussex Academic Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-78284-151-7.
  2. ^ "March 21: Presentation on Cordoba, Spain's 20th, 21st-Century Islamic Monuments". Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) – 2016-03-23. 23 Mar 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 Dec 2016.