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Queenstown Mosque

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AffiliationIslam
LocationGeorgetown, Guyana
Coordinates6°48′36.4″N 58°09′04.0″W / 6.810111°N 58.151111°W / 6.810111; -58.151111
Typemosque
Queenstown Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationGeorgetown, Guyana
Queenstown Mosque is located in Guyana
Queenstown Mosque
Shown within Guyana
Coordinates6°48′36.4″N 58°09′04.0″W / 6.810111°N 58.151111°W / 6.810111; -58.151111
Architecture
Typemosque
Established1895
Demolished10 February 2007
Specifications
Capacity1,000 worshippers
Length36.5 meters
Width24.5 meters
Minaret2

The Queenstown (Jama) Mosque or Queenstown (Jama) Masjid is a mosque in Georgetown, Guyana.

The mosque was originally established in 1895 by the local Afghan community.[1] Since then, the mosque has been rebuilt three times, with the second latest building was demolished on 10 February 2007 to make way for the construction of the new mosque building.[2][3]

Architecture

The mosque has a capacity of 1,000 worshippers.[4] The mosque is a three-story building and has a length of 36.5 meters and width of 24.5 meters. It consists of two minarets.[5]

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