Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska

The Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska (ICCAA) is an Islamic center and mosque in Anchorage, Alaska. According to its site, the congregation includes Muslims from Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as converted native Alaskans. The mosque is intended to serve Anchorage's approximately 3,000 diverse Muslims in a 15,000-square-foot-facility (1,400 m2).[1][2][3]

Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska
The mosque in 2014
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusnon-profit religious organization
Location
Location8005 Spring St, Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Location in Alaska
Geographic coordinates61.1481°N 149.8610°W / 61.1481; -149.8610
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established2014
Specifications
Dome(s)0
Minaret(s)0
Website
Official Website

The organization is currently constructing Alaska's first mosque, which will be the third northernmost mosque in North America. It is located at Spring Street and E. 80th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska.

Ground was broken in October 2010 for the construction of the mosque, school, and Islamic center.[4]

See also

References
  1. Julia O'Malley (December 5, 2014). "Alaskan Muslims raising the roof of state's first mosque". Aljazeera.com.
  2. "World Mosque list". Mosquelist.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. "Masjid in Alaska - Mosque in Alaska - Islam in Alaska - Muslims in Alaska - Islamic Community Center Anchorage Alaska - Alaska Muslim - ICCAA Alaska". Alaskamasjid.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. Masjid Building Flyer Archived 2015-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
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