Where was the first mosque in the US?

Answer 1

Answer 1

During the 19th century, large numbers of Christian and Muslim immigrants arrived to the United States from Syria and Lebanon. Many families settled in the Middle West of the US making a living as farmers, peddlers or shopkeepers. As the United States suffered through World War I and the Great Depression, the Muslim families of Cedar Rapids (in Iowa Sate) pulled together to establish a location for organized worship, and social/cultural events to help promote and preserve their heritage. The mosque was completed in 1934. The first building dedicated as a mosque was the one completed in 1934 in Iowa State. It is currently a historical and cultural building.

Answer 2

What is most likely the first American mosque was founded by Albanian Muslims in Biddeford, Maine in 1915. A Muslim cemetery still exists there

Answer 2

What is it?:

The Mother Mosque of America is the oldest purpose-built mosque in the United States. A mosque is a house of worship for Muslims. Where is it?:

1335 NW 9th Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Who built it?:

During the 19th century, large numbers of Christian and Muslim immigrants arrived to the United States from Syria and Lebanon. Many families settled in the midwest, making a living as farmers, peddlers or shopkeepers. As the United States suffered through World War I and the Great Depression, the Muslim families of Cedar Rapids pulled together to establish a location for organized worship, and social/cultural events to help promote and preserve their heritage. The mosque was completed in 1934.

Answer 3

It's in Dearborn, Michigan which is also the most Muslim city in America.