Bab al-Islam Mosque

The Bab al-Islam Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Bab al-Islam; Urdu: مسجد باب الإسلام Masjid Bab-ul-Islam) is a mosque in Tacna, Peru. It is the only such Peruvian place of worship that is an example of Islamic architecture in the country, though it is not the only such building. It is the largest place of worship for Muslims in the entirety of the Department of Tacna. Prayers are offered in both Spanish and Arabic.^[1]

Bāb al-Islām Mosque
Mezquita Bab al-Islam مسجد باب الإسلام
Front entrance, 2018
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Leadership	Asociación Musulmana Pakistaní
Location
Location	San Pedro de Tacna
Country	Peru
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Geographic coordinates	18°1′11.5″S 70°15′24.5″W
Architecture
Completed	2000

History

It was built by Pakistanis who had arrived to Peru as merchants in the 1990s and were importing used cars from Japan and the United States with permission from the erstwhile Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. The Pakistani community in Tacna grew to 95 people by 1995 and further to 500 people by the beginning of the 21st century. The complex was founded in 2000, and construction was completed by 2008. Imam Mohammad Usman was head of the Bab al-Islam Mosque in 2015.^[2]

See also

• Islam in Peru
  • Mosque of Lima
  • Pakistanis in Peru
• List of mosques in the Americas