Freetown Central Mosque is one of the two largest

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. It is located in the capital

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. The chief

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of the Freetown central mosque is

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Ahmad Tejan Sillah

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The mosque also hosts various Islamic cultural events. Sierra Leone's presidents have traditionally made occasional visit to the mosque and attend Muslim prayers, regardless of their religion. The immediate former Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma, who is a

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, has visited and prayed at the central mosque on several occasion

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