Uthman Mosque

Uthman Mosque (also known as 'Othman' Mosque or 'Mosquée de Othmane') is a mosque for Muslims of all traditions and ethnic groups^[1] inaugurated on 1 April 2006^[2] in Villeurbanne, France, near Lyon.

It is a three-storey building paid for by contributions from French Muslims, covering 1200 square metres and including a large library and an Arabic school catering for 250 students. As of 2012 the imam was Azzedin Gaci. ^[3]

External links

Photo of Uthman Mosque on the 'Observatoire de Islamisation' website

References

↑ "French Muslims get Grand Mosque". Islam Online. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
↑ "Inauguration de la mosquée « Othmane »". Saphir News. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
↑ "Villeurbanne gets mosque". Islam in Europe. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

Mosques in France

	Great Mosque of Paris Great Mosque of Lyon Great Mosque of Évry Sunna Mosque of Besançon Great Mosque of Poitiers Bilal Mosque of Mulhouse Great Mosque of Strasbourg Khalid Ibn El Walid Mosque of Paris Uthman Mosque of Villeurbanne

Category Islam in France Mosques by country

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