Madrid Central Mosque

The Madrid Central Mosque is a , located in the neighborhood of the Tetuán district of , . During its construction, its proximity to metro station gave birth to the popular name of the Strait Mosque.
Photo: Garies, FAL.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Spain
  • Also known as: Abu-Bakr mosque”, “Abu-Bakr Mosque”, and “Mezquita Abu Bakr
  • Address: Calle de Anastasio Herrero 5, Madrid, 28020

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Estrecho.

Stadium
Photo: Zoser, CC BY 4.0.
The Bernabéu is a retractable roof football stadium in , Spain. With a seating capacity of 83,186 following its extensive renovation completed in late 2024, the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain, behind in Barcelona. is situated 1¼ km east of Madrid Central Mosque.

Metro station
is a station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro, opened on 3 June 1929. It is located in Zone A. It is named for its location in the neighbourhood, which is named for the Straits of Gibraltar. is situated 300 metres southwest of Madrid Central Mosque.

Church
The is a church located in , . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. is situated 350 metres southwest of Madrid Central Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tetuán and Berruguete.

Suburb
is a district of , .

Quarter
Tetuán is a district of , .

Quarter
is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of Tetuán. It has an area of 1.193509 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 35,395.

Madrid Central Mosque

Latitude
40.45676° or 40° 27′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.70087° or 3° 42′ 3″ west
Operator
Unión de Comunidades Islámicas de España
Open location code
8CGRF74X+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218098831
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q183179
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Madrid Central Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مسجد مدريد المركزي
  • Bengali: মাদ্রিদ কেন্দ্রীয় মসজিদ
  • Chinese: 馬德里中央清真寺
  • Czech: Centrální mešita Madridu
  • Dutch: Centrale Moskee van Madrid
  • Egyptian Arabic: مسجد مدريد المركزى
  • Esperanto: Centra Moskeo de Madrido
  • Finnish: Madridin keskusmoskeija
  • French: mosquée Abou-Bakr
  • French: mosquée centrale de Madrid
  • French: Mosquée centrale de Madrid
  • German: Zentralmoschee Madrid
  • Indonesian: Masjid Abu Bakar
  • Indonesian: Masjid Abu-Bakr
  • Indonesian: Masjid Raya Madrid
  • Malay: Masjid Pusat Madrid
  • Spanish: Mezquita Abu-Bakr
  • Spanish: Mezquita Central de Madrid
  • Spanish: mezquita de Estrecho
  • Spanish: mezquita de Madrid
  • Spanish: mezquita del Estrecho
  • Tatar: Мадрид үзәк мәчете
  • Thai: มัสยิดกลางมาดริด
  • Urdu: میدرد مرکزی مسجد

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centro Cristiano 4C Estrecho and Centro de Servicios Sociales María Zayas.

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