Jummah Mosque
The Jummah Mosque formerly "Mosque of the Arabs", is a mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius dating from the 1850s. The building combines Indian, Creole and Islamic architecture. The Jummah Mosque houses the remains of Jamal Shah in a marble tomb next to the mosque.Photo: franek2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius
- Also known as: “Jummah Mosque (Mauritius)”
- Address: Queen Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Mauritius Postal Museum.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. Aapravasi Ghat is situated 250 metres northwest of Jummah Mosque.
Mauritius Postal Museum
Museum
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Mauritius Postal Museum is situated 360 metres west of Jummah Mosque.
National Library of Mauritius
Library
The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius is the national library of Mauritius. It has been entrusted by law as the national institution responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and making available the nation's collective… National Library of Mauritius is situated 700 metres southwest of Jummah Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Louis and Caudan Waterfront.
Port Louis
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
Photo: Sblaval, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. Sainte-Croix is situated 2½ km northeast of Jummah Mosque.
Jummah Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.15967° or 20° 9′ 35″ southLongitude
57.50507° or 57° 30′ 18″ eastOpen location code
5HFVRGR4+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 495476854OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6311002
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Jummah Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الجمعة (موريشيوس)”
- Arabic: “مسجد الجمعة”
- Arabic: “مسجد جمعة”
- Bengali: “জুম্মাহ মসজিদ (মরিশাস)”
- Bengali: “জুম্মাহ মসজিদ”
- French: “Mosquée Djoumâ”
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