Malomo Mosque
The Malmö Mosque is the second oldest mosque in Sweden. It is located in Jägersro villastad, a neighbourhood in Husie, Malmö. Malmö Municipality was helpful by sparing a big plot of land of 32,000 square metres. After some standard procedures such as archaeological excavations, the construction started in April 1983. It was inaugurated on 20 April 1984 and is administered by the organization Islamic Center.
The initiator of the project was Bejzat Becirov, who led the Islamic Center and its mosque until he died in November 2018. round 1,000 individuals attend the Friday prayers, and the mosque accommodates over 70,000 visitors per year. There have been several attacks against the mosque, including an arson attack on 28 April 2003, which damaged the mosque and destroyed other buildings at the Islamic Center.
- Malomo Mosque
- Location: Husie
- Country: Sweden
- Area: 32,000 square meters
