King Fahd Mosque (Sarajevo)

King Fahd Mosque (2015)

The King Fahd Mosque in Sarajevo is the largest mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans . It was financed and built with donations and money from Saudi Arabia . In 2000, the mosque, which can accommodate more than 4000 people, was inaugurated by the Saudi prince Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz . The mosque has a religious school, an Islamic library and a gym. The mosque is named after the former Saudi king Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz and is influenced by the conservative direction of the Wahhabis .

The planned Namazgâh Mosque in the Albanian capital Tirana is to replace the King Fahd Mosque as the largest mosque in the Balkans.

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↑ Walter Mayr: Fifth Column of the Prophet , article in the magazine Der Spiegel from February 21, 2009; last accessed on spiegel-online on December 9, 2011.
↑ Christian Schmidt-Häuer: Auf Seelenfang in Bosnia , article in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit , last accessed on December 9, 2011.

43.839722222222 18.343333333333Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′ 23 " N , 18 ° 20 ′ 36" E

[1] Walter Mayr: Fifth Column of the Prophet , article in the magazine Der Spiegel from February 21, 2009; last accessed on spiegel-online on December 9, 2011.

[2] Christian Schmidt-Häuer: Auf Seelenfang in Bosnia , article in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit , last accessed on December 9, 2011.