Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque

Mosque in Willemstad, Curaçao

12°06′55.8″N 68°56′56.6″W / 12.115500°N 68.949056°W / 12.115500; -68.949056ArchitectureTypemosqueGroundbreaking1963Completed1 May 1966SpecificationsCapacity200 worshippersMinaret height18 metres (59 ft)

The Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque or Curaçao Islamic Center is a mosque in Willemstad, Curaçao.

History

In 1963, construction started to transform the former estate of Plantersrust into a mosque.^[1] It was built without government support, but with donations from Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Trinidad and Tobago. Many of the Muslims in Curaçao are of Lebanese descent.^[2] In 1965, construction finished,^[3] and the mosque was officially opened on 1 May 1966 by governor Cola Debrot.^[4]

Architecture

The mosque has a capacity of 200 worshippers.^[5] The minaret is 18 metres (59 ft) tall.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Op Plantersrust komt een Moh.moskee". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 9 November 1964. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Een Curaçaose moslim over Ramadan". Amigoe (in Dutch). 27 February 1993. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Invitation To Celebrate The End Of The Ramadan". Curaçao Chronicle. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Gouverneur opende moskee". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 3 May 1966. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ Csillag, Ron (8 June 2004). "NEWS FEATURE: A Spiritual Traveler's Guide to Pluralistic Curacao". Religion News Service. Retrieved 16 November 2021.