Keizerstraat Mosque | |
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Moskee Keizerstraat | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement |
Location | |
Location | Paramaribo, Suriname |
Geographic coordinates | 5°49′39″N 55°09′31″W / 5.82761°N 55.15872°W |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 1932 |
Completed | 1984 |
The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque Keizerstraat ( 5°49′43″N 55°9′36″W / 5.82861°N 55.16000°W) is the headquarters of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Paramaribo in Suriname, the Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging (SIV). [1] The mosque is located in the Keizerstraat, adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue. [2]
The Muslim community of Paramaribo was established in 1929. Its first mosque, a wooden rectangular building with minarets, was completed in 1932. [3] In 1979 boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited the mosque.
The current mosque was completed in 1984. [3]