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The Japan Mosque

Coordinates: 35°11′10″N 136°46′22″E / 35.18611°N 136.77278°E / 35.18611; 136.77278
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The Japan Mosque
日本のモスク
Religion
AffiliationAhmadiyya Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationTsushima, Aichi
CountryJapan
The Japan Mosque is located in Aichi Prefecture
The Japan Mosque
Location of the mosque in Aichi Prefecture
Geographic coordinates35°11′10″N 136°46′22″E / 35.18611°N 136.77278°E / 35.18611; 136.77278
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Completed2015
Specifications
Capacity500 worshippers
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)Four

The Japan Mosque, officially known as the Bait-ul-Ahad - The Japan Mosque (Japanese: ベイトゥルアハドモスク - 日本のモスク), is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque, located in Tsushima, on the outskirts of Nagoya, in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.

Opened on 20 November 2015 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the mosque is the largest in Japan with capacity for 500 worshippers.[1][2][3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "愛知の新モスク 犠牲者悼む 金曜礼拝" (in Japanese). 21 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Opening ceremony for large mosque is held in Aichi Prefecture". The Japan Times. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. ^ "国内最大級のモスク、愛知・津島に完成". TBS News (in Japanese). 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ {{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/11/japan-newest-largest-mosque-opens-doors-151125132433610.html |title=Japan's newest and largest mosque opens its doors |last=Penn |first=Michael |work=[[Al Jazeera] |date=November 28, 2015 | accessdate=November 29, 2015}}