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The Abdallah Mosque () is a
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in
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History

The current mosque building was originally an antique automobile museum. It was subsequently converted into a mosque and opened to the public in 2015, following
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approval in June of that year.


Architecture

The mosque is a 1-story building in a shape of colonial-style box. Its interior wall is decorated with Arabic calligraphy.


See also

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Lists of mosques in North America This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, including mosques in Central America, sorted by country. The Bahamas * Jamaa' Ahlus Sunnah Bahamas Mosque Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba * Abdallah Mosque CuraĆ ...
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Islam in Cuba Islam is a minority religion in the Cuba. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center report, there were then 6,000 Muslims in Cuba who constitute less than 0.1% of the population. As of 2016, most of the 10,000 Cuban Muslims were converts to the re ...


References

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