King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center

The Islamic Cultural Center "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd in Argentina" (Spanish: Centro Cultural Islámico "Custodio de las Dos Sagradas Mezquitas, Rey Fahd" or CCIAR) is a mosque and center for Islamic culture located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] It is named after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center

The largest Mosque in Latin America, it resulted from President Carlos Menem's 1995 grant of 34,000 m² of municipal land in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires to the Mosque, following a state visit to Saudi Arabia.[2][3]

Inaugurated in 2000, the Mosque and cultural center, was constructed as a gift of the Saudi government on land donated by the Argentinian government.[4] It was designed by Saudi architect Zuhair Fayez, and includes prayer halls with capacities for 1,200 men and 400 women, respectively. The cultural center hosts a primary and secondary school, as well as a divinities school and a dormitory for 50 students.[2]

  • Center main front facade.
  • Main prayer hall inside mosque
  • Main prayer hall inside mosque
  • Place where the Mosque Imam stands when leading Islamic congregational prayers.
  • View from road
  • A courtyard inside the complex.

See also

References
  1. Centro Cultural Islam King Fahd, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  2. Se inaugura la mezquita más grande de Sudamérica." Clarín (Monday September 25, 2000) (in Spanish)]
  3. 25 Simply Amazing Mosques
  4. "King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center". 16 April 2015.

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