Coquimbo Mosque
The Centro Mohammed VI para el Diálogo de las Civilizaciones ( La Mezquita ) is a cultural center in the Villa Dominante district of the city of Coquimbo , Chile . The minaret of his mosque is a copy of the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech , Morocco .
Construction began in 2004 and the first phase of construction was opened on March 14, 2007.
Building complex
The construction project, financed by the city of Coquimbo and the Kingdom of Morocco , covers 720 m² and a minaret 40 meters high. It sees itself as a cultural center that houses a prayer hall , a library and a museum.
Web links
Commons : Coquimbo Mosque - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Centro Mohammed VI para el Diálogo de las Civilizaciones
- Mezquita de Coquimbo revela discrepancias entre corrientes islámicas (PDF; 616 kB)
- Se inaugura la Mezquita de Coquimbo (Chile)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Construcción de Centro Cultural Islámico avanza a pasos agigantados ( Memento of the original of September 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′ 47 ″ S , 71 ° 20 ′ 7.5 ″ W.