Vatan mosque
| DİTİB Vatan Camii (Vatan Mosque Bielefeld) | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates : 51 ° 58 '48.4 " N , 8 ° 31' 1.9" E | |
| place | Bielefeld |
| Laying of the foundation stone | 1999 |
| opening | 2004 |
| Direction / grouping | DITIB |
| imam | Necip Gümüş |
| Architectural information | |
| Details | |
| capacity | 800 believers |
| Prayer room | 950 m² |
| minaret | 1 |
| Minaret height | 19.22 m |
The Vatan Mosque ( Turkish Vatan Camii ; German Heimat mosque ) is a mosque in the Brackwede district of Bielefeld, completed in 2004 and maintained by the umbrella organization DİTİB .
Construction of the Islamic house of God began in 1999, ten years after the congregation was founded. The building was completed in 2004 after a five-year construction period. The construction of a minaret , financed with donations, was completed in 2012.
The congregation has 400 members, including 50 women.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Minaret of the Vatan Mosque inaugurated , Neue Westfälische of March 5, 2012
- ↑ SPD Bielefeld: Gaining access to Islam via the dialogue (accessed on July 26, 2007) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2007 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.
