Lalla Abla Mosque
Mosque in Tangier, Morocco
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The Lalla Abla Mosque (Arabic: مسجد للا عبلة), also known as the Port Mosque, is a mosque in Tangier, Morocco, completed in 2017 and dedicated by King Mohammed VI in July 2018. It replaced a smaller mosque at a nearby location, also known as the Port Mosque.[1]
| Lalla Abla Mosque | |
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مسجد للا عبلة | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Tangier |
| Country | Morocco |
  Shown within Morocco | |
| Coordinates | 35°47′22″N 5°48′25″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Established | 2017 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,900 worshippers |
| Site area | 5,712 m2 |
It is named after Mohammed VI's grandmother, Lalla Abla bint Tahar, echoing the dedication 35 years earlier of Tangier's Mohammed V Mosque to her husband, Mohammed VI's grandfather.[2]
The mosque occupies a 5,712 square-meter plot of land, in a prominent location on Tangier's fishing port that was inaugurated by Mohammed VI a few weeks earlier in June 2018.[3] It can host over 1,900 worshippers in two separate prayer halls for men and women.[4]
