Lautoka Jame Masjid
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| Lautoka Jame Mosque | |
|---|---|
 The mosque in 1928 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sect | Hanafi |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 1 Mana St, Lautoka, Ba Province, Western Division |
| Country | Fiji |
  Location of the mosque in Fiji | |
 Interactive map of Lautoka Jame Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 17°36′22″S 177°27′18″E / 17.60611°S 177.45500°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Established | c. 1928 |
| Completed | 2019 |
| Construction cost | NZ$1.5 million |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 4,000 worshippers |
| Dome | 3 |
| Minaret | Many (more than 10) |
| Materials | White marble |
The Lautoka Jame Masjid, also known as the Lautoka Jamia Masjid, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Lautoka, in the Ba Province, in the Western Division of Fiji.
In 1928, it was captured that a mosque was under construction in Lautoka.[1]
The current building, Fiji's largest mosque, is a three storey building, completed in 2019, that caters for 4,000 worshippers.[2] It is known for its arched doors and white marble structure.[3]
Musa Vali Suleman Patel, served as imam of the mosque for nearly 30 years. Patel was murdered in the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, in New Zealand.[4][5][6] In 2020, Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, visited the mosque and, as part of a ceremony, unveiled a plaque in honour of Patel and the other two Fijians killed in the Christchurch shooting.[7][8]
