Fazl Mosque, Washington, D.C.
The Fazl Mosque in Washington, D.C. was established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1950 and is the first mosque in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. Its full title is the American Fazl Mosque, which helps to distinguish it from its sister mosque, the Fazl Mosque, London, both of which were the first mosques in the capitals of the U.S. and the U.K, respectively.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “American Fazl Mosque”, “Fazal Mosque”, “Fazl Mosque”, “Masjid Fazal”, “Masjid Fazl”, and “Mosque of the American Fazl”
- Address: 2141 Leroy Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20008
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phillips Collection and Our Lady, Queen of the Americas.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 1,400 feet south of Fazl Mosque, Washington, D.C..
Our Lady, Queen of the Americas
Church
Photo: Sax12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady Queen of the Americas is a Roman Catholic church serving the Hispanic community in the Washington, DC area.
Mitchell Park
Park
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Mitchell Park is a public park in Washington, D.C.'s Kalorama Heights neighborhood, in the United States. It includes the Anthony Holmead Archeological Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan.
Dupont Circle
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
Adams Morgan
Neighborhood
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Fazl Mosque, Washington, D.C.
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91552° or 38° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
-77.04824° or 77° 2′ 54″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87C4WX82+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 66790109OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q16920491
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Fazl Mosque, Washington, D.C.” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الفضل الأمريكي”
- Arabic: “مسجد فضل في واشنطن”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Fazl Americana”
- Urdu: “امریکی فضل مسجد”
- Urdu: “فضل مسجد امریکی”
- Urdu: “فضل مسجد”
- Urdu: “مسجد فضل امریکی”
- Urdu: “مسجد فضل”
- Uzbek: “Fazl masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Shul and Churchill Hotel.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Embassy of Mauritania and Kids Corner Day Care Center.
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