Nurul Islam Mosque

The Nurul Islam Mosque is a Sunni Islam in the area of . When it was founded in 1834, the structure could hold 150 worshipers. Renovated in 2001, it can now hold 700 worshipers.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in South Africa
  • Address: 134 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Auwal Mosque and Bo-Kaap museum.

Mosque
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The , alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a in the neighbourhood of , . It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa.

Museum
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Square
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is situated 210 metres east of Nurul Islam Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bo-Kaap and Schotsche Kloof.

Neighborhood
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The is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

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is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Nurul Islam Mosque

Latitude
-33.9219° or 33° 55′ 19″ south
Longitude
18.41535° or 18° 24′ 55″ east
Established
1834
Open location code
4FRW3CH8+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 911615310
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q7070309
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Nurul Islam Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد نور الإسلام”
  • Bengali: “নুরুল ইসলাম মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد نور الاسلام”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Nurul Islam Cape Town”
  • Swahili: “Msikiti wa Nurul Islam”
  • Uzbek: “Nurul islom masjidi”

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