Canton of Zurich
Zürich District
Zurich

Mahmood Mosque

The Mahmood Mosque, situated in Forchstrasse, , is the first purpose-built in . It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque
  • Also known as: “Mahmood Mosque, Zurich” and “Mahmud Moschee”
  • Address: Forchstrasse 323, Zürich, 8008

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirche Balgrist and Zürich Tram Museum.

Church
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zurich Tram Museum is a transport museum in the city of , specialising in the history of the Zurich tram system. The main museum site is located at the former tram depot, Tramdepot Burgwies. is situated 410 metres northwest of Mahmood Mosque.

Clinic
Photo: Martin Sauter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a clinic, which is situated 190 metres south of Mahmood Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riesbach and Hirslanden.

Suburb
is a district in the city of Zürich. It is District number 8.

Suburb
is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 7,648 distributed on an area of 2.187 km2.

Suburb
Photo: Martin E. Walder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 11,747 distributed on an area of 4.93 km2.

Mahmood Mosque

Latitude
47.35516° or 47° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
8.57491° or 8° 34′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FVC9H4F+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125200736
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q689858
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Mahmood Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد محمود (زيورخ)”
  • Arabic: “مسجد محمود”
  • Bengali: “মাহমুদ মসজিদ, জুরিখ”
  • French: “Mahmud-Moschee”
  • German: “Mahmud-Moschee”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Mahmood mu Busuwisi”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Махмуда в Цюрихе”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดมะห์มูด (ซือริช)”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดมะห์มูด”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Махмуда у Цюриху”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Internat der Tanz Akademie Zürich (taZ-Internat) and Balgrist.

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