Arafa Islamic Center

Arafa Islamic Center is a mosque in Queens, New York which is located on Hillside Avenue. Arafa Islamic Center is situated nearby to the metro station Jamaica–179th Street station, as well as near Immaculate Conception Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamaica–179th Street station and Benigno Aquino Triangle.

Jamaica–179th Street station

Metro station

Photo: Aio Eo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Jamaica–179th Street station is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in Jamaica, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains. Jamaica–179th Street station is situated 700 feet west of Arafa Islamic Center.

Benigno Aquino Triangle

Park

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Benigno Aquino Triangle is a park.

Afrikan Poetry Theatre

Arts center

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, with the formal name The Afrikan Poetry Theatre: The Center for Culture, is a community-based cultural institution located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Afrikan Poetry Theatre is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Arafa Islamic Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hollis and Bellaire.

Hollis

Neighborhood

Photo: Sergiogr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hollis is a residential middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Boundaries are considered to be 181st Street to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east, and Murdock Avenue to the south.

Bellaire

Neighborhood

Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north.

St. Albans

Neighborhood

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

St. Albans is a residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Jamaica to the northwest, Hollis to the north, Queens Village to the northeast, Cambria Heights to the east, Laurelton to the southeast, Springfield Gardens to the south, and South Jamaica to the southwest.

Arafa Islamic Center

Type: Mosque
Address: 181-12 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.71292° or 40° 42′ 47″ north

Longitude

-73.7813° or 73° 46′ 53″ west

Open location code

87G8P679+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11242991186

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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