Jama Mosque, Panama City

Jama Mosque
Jama Mezquita
Jama Mosque, Panama City is located in Panamá Province
Jama Mosque, Panama City
Location of the mosque
in Panamá Province
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationCalle 30 Este, Ave. México, Panama City
CountryPanama
Interactive map of Jama Mosque
Coordinates8°57′59.1″N 79°32′07.6″W / 8.966417°N 79.535444°W / 8.966417; -79.535444
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1981
Specifications
Capacity500 worshippers
Minaret2
Minaret height
27 meters
Website
https://islamenpanama.com

The Jama Mosque (Spanish: Jama Mezquita; Arabic: مسجد الجامع, romanized: Masjid al-Jāmiʿ, lit. 'Mosque of the Gathering') is a mosque located in Panama City, Panama.

Overview

The mosque's construction started on 8 August 1980, and was established on 15 January 1982. It is the oldest mosque in the country and in all of Central America.[1][2][3]

The mosque can accommodate up to 500 worshippers.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Masjid Jama di Panama" [Jama Mosque in Panama]. Qoobah (in Indonesian). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Guidos, Rhina (25 January 2019). "Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims". America Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "▷ Mezquita Jama | Desde 1982 - Ciudad de Panamá" (in Spanish). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Swaby, Aliyya (27 January 2014). "Two Women and a Mosque: A Convert Community Grows in Panama City". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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