Mevlana Mosque (Ravensburg)

Mevlana mosque

The Mevlana Mosque ( Turkish : Mevlana Camii ) is a mosque in Ravensburg .

The 2225 m² property on Schützenstrasse in Ravensburg was acquired in 1987 and donated to the Diyanet Foundation . The fund was financed by donations made over the next four years. A building on the property was converted to use it for communal prayers. In August 2002 the foundation stone was laid for today's building complex designed by Ravensburger architect Volker Petzold, the construction of which was completed in 2008. The mosque, which was named after the Islamic mystic Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi , has a capacity for around 700 prayers and is operated by the Turkish-Islamic Cultural Association Ravensburg eV. In addition to a minaret and a prayer room with a dome, the building complex has meeting and training rooms, a library, a kitchen and washrooms.