Järvenpää Mosque
| Järvenpää Mosque | |
|---|---|
Järvenpään moskeija | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Ownership | The Finnish-Islamic Congregation |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kinnari, Järvenpää, Uusimaa |
| Country | Finland |
  Location of the mosque in Finland | |
Interactive map of Järvenpää Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 60°28′22″N 25°06′04″E / 60.472651°N 25.101078°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Established | 1942 |
The Järvenpää Mosque (Finnish: Järvenpään moskeija) is a Sunni Islam mosque located in the town of Järvenpää, in Finland.[1][2][3] Funded by the Finnish Tatar community, the mosque was built in the 1940s and it is owned by The Finnish-Islamic Congregation.[4]
Overview
In the 1980s in the mosque, Tatars still arranged language and religious teaching for the children of the community. Later, most of the activity has been centered around a few religious occasions, such as Ramadan.[4]
Around the time the Järvenpää Mosque was built, a separate Islamic congregation was founded in Tampere by local Tatars.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Marjamäki, Marja-Leena; Kolehmainen, Ilkka (1980). Suomen tataarimusiikki (in a book: Tugan Tel - Kirjoituksia Suomen tataareista. 2011. Reporter: Kadriye Bedretdin) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Itämainen Seura. p. 355. ISBN 978-951-9380-78-0.
- ^ "Järvenpää Mosque: The first mosque in the Nordic countries". International Media Center (in Arabic). Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Al Fozan". mosqpedia.org. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Moilanen, Kaisu (2015). "Suomen ainoa minareetillinen moskeija on Järvenpäässä, ja se kuuluu tataareille (for subscribers)". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ Baibulat, Muazzez (2004). The Tampere Islamic Congregation: the roots and history (in English, Tatar and Finnish). Jyväskylä: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. p. 30. ISBN 952-91-6753-9.
External links
Media related to Järvenpää Mosque at Wikimedia Commons