Jama Mosque (Panama City)

Jama Mosque
Jama Mezquita
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationCalle 30 Este, Ave. México, Panama City
CountryPanama
Jama Mosque (Panama City) is located in Panamá Province
Jama Mosque (Panama City)
Location of the mosque
in Panamá Province
Map
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 height27 meters

The Jama Mosque (Spanish: Jama Mezquita) 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.