Coquimbo Mosque
mosque in Chile
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Overview
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The Coquimbo Mosque is a mosque and cultural complex in the Villa Dominante district of Coquimbo, Chile. Its formal name is the Mohammed VI Centre for the Dialogue of Civilizations, in honour of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The minaret is a copy of the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh. The project was financed by the Kingdom of Morocco and the municipality of Coquimbo. Besides the prayer space, the complex includes a cultural centre, a library and a museum. It is reported to receive about 25,000 visitors a year.
History
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Construction began in 2004 under the Moroccan architect Faisal al-Sharadi. The first phase was opened on 14 March 2007, and the building is described as finished in 2007. The inauguration was carried out by Oscar Pereira, then mayor of Coquimbo, together with Moroccan delegates.
A renovation project, funded by the municipality of Coquimbo and the Moroccan embassy in Chile, began in 2019.
From Wikipedia
The Mohammed VI Center for Dialogue of Civilizations (Spanish: Centro Mohammed VI para el Diálogo de las Civilizaciones) is a mosque in Coquimbo, Chile. The structure is a replica of the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh and was funded by the Kingdom of Morocco and the municipality of Coquimbo, being named in honor of king Mohammed VI of Morocco.
The mosque receives 25 thousand visitors every year.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Mohammed VI Mosque (Coquimbo)”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3_(%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquimbo-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_VI_Mosque_(Coquimbo)
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Coquimbo
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85_(%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88)