Muley El-Mehdi Mosque

Muley El-Mehdi Mosque
The mosque in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Ceuta, North Africa
Country	Spain
Location of the mosque in North Africa, in the Spanish Province of Cádiz
Geographic coordinates	35°53′07.8″N 5°19′29.0″W
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Groundbreaking	1939
Completed	1940

The Muley El-Mehdi Mosque is a mosque in Ceuta.

Overview

The construction of the mosque started in 1939 and completed in 1940. It was then inaugurated on 18 July 1940. In 2017, the building underwent renovation.^[1]

The mosque is the largest mosque in Ceuta.^[2]

See also

• Islam in Spain
• List of mosques in Spain
• List of mosques in Africa

References

1. "La mezquita de Muley el Mehdi, una construcción franquista en agradecimiento a las tropas musulmanas" [The Muley El-Mehdi Mosque, a Francoist Construction in Gratitude to the Muslim Troops]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. Bolelli, Senhan (24 June 2019). "Mosque in Spanish enclave Ceuta comes under gun attack". AA. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Muley El Mehdi Mosque, Ceuta at Wikimedia Commons