Jamia Mosque

Jamia Mosque, also known as Jamia Masjid, is a Sunni mosque on Banda Street in the Nairobi Central Business District, . The present mosque was designed by Glasgow-based architect William Landels and constructed between 1925 and 1933 through an extensive community fundraising effort organised by the Anjuman Islamia, also known as the Jamia Mosque Association.
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  • Sunni mosque
  • Description: mosque in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Address: Banda Street, Nairobi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nairobi City Market and Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family.
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Marketplace
is a marketplace, which is situated 140 metres west of Jamia Mosque.
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Church
The … is situated 420 metres south of Jamia Mosque.
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Park
is an open garden in the Central Business District of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Upper Hill.
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is the political, as well as financial and media capital of .
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Suburb
is a central business district of the city…
Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the city of .

Jamia Mosque

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Latitude
-1.28347° or 1° 17′ 1″ south
Longitude
36.82076° or 36° 49′ 15″ east
Open location code
6GCRPR8C+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 140320795
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q6146433

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Jamia Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الجامع”
  • Arabic: “مسجد جاميا”
  • Banjar: “Masigit Jamia, Kenya”
  • Bengali: “জামিয়া মসজিদ (কেনিয়া)”
  • Bengali: “জামিয়া মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد جاميا”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Джамія (Кенія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Джамія”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McMillan Library and Jamia Shopping Mall.

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