Suriname City Mosque
Suriname City Mosque
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Alex H
Port St. Mary, UK2,596 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We weren’t allowed in to have a look inside the mosque, although we weren’t given a specific reason why not.
From the outside the building is very impressive and it is amazing architecture.
It is amazing how this place is situated right next to the synagogue.
I am sure inside it is just as impressive although I cannot comment.
From the outside the building is very impressive and it is amazing architecture.
It is amazing how this place is situated right next to the synagogue.
I am sure inside it is just as impressive although I cannot comment.
Written 20 February 2020
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Hermes_NL 🇳🇱
Amsterdam, The Netherlands21,534 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
The big mosque in Paramaribo is the headquarters of the Surinam Islamic Society. The current mosque was built in 1984, the first one at this location in 1929. It looks in itself attractive (especially at night) but fits less well in the city architecture than the Synagogue - which is right next door! A symbol of the fairly successful Surinam multicultural society.
Written 4 March 2020
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Carina H
Sydney, Australia29 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
One of the staff kindly took us around this mosque for a small donation. He told us the history of the building and showed a photo and sculpture from the wooden mosque which was previously on the same spot. Quite plain inside compared to some mosques. The main factor of note is that it stands right beside the main Synagogue of Paramaribo and they get along really well.
Written 18 January 2019
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Farieda
Amsterdam, The Netherlands105 contributions
July 2017 • Solo
The mosque is beautiful from the outside. The inside is basic. What makes it special is that it is located next to the synagogue. You are able to visit the mosque every day. The administrator is located behind the mosque and will show you around and tell you as many stories as you'd like to hear.
Written 31 July 2017
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yz1991
530 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
I walked by here. it's nearby synagogue and seen as evidence of cultural diversity in suriname. probably not much else to mention
Written 1 April 2019
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Reslysten54
Vienna, VA2,703 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
The formal muslim community in Paramaribo dates back only to the 1920s. The current structure was completed in 1984. It replaced a simpler wooden structure completed in 1932. Supposedly, Mohammed Ali visited the mosque in late 1970s. Our group was informed that the mosque shares a common parking lot with the adjacent Jewish Synagogue. A hopeful sign of tolerance!
Written 24 November 2018
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saronic
Zurich, Switzerland28,818 contributions
Mar 2017 • Solo
On the commercial Keizerstraat, one of the main streets of Paramaribo, branching inland from the riverfront, can be found a Police Headquarter, a McDonald's, a Synagogue and adjacent to it a Mosque.
The mosque is an attractive building with four slender minarets. It serves the Muslim community of Suriname, but is apparently also the headquarter of the about 100 years old 'Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam'. By referring to the city of Lahore in today's Pakistan one can deduct that most Muslims in Suriname have roots in the Indian subcontinent.
Chronologically the mosque has been built later than the nearby synagogue, although both are not the original building, just replacing older structures at the same site.
The mosque is an attractive building with four slender minarets. It serves the Muslim community of Suriname, but is apparently also the headquarter of the about 100 years old 'Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam'. By referring to the city of Lahore in today's Pakistan one can deduct that most Muslims in Suriname have roots in the Indian subcontinent.
Chronologically the mosque has been built later than the nearby synagogue, although both are not the original building, just replacing older structures at the same site.
Written 23 April 2017
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Nattitude
Golden, CO84 contributions
Aug 2016 • Family
This was a treat to see - along with the Cathedral and the Synagogue. To have 3 major world religions within walking distance of each other is a testament to the good in the world.
Written 11 August 2016
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dringothegringo
Manchester, UK137 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
The mosque was one of several religious buildings we visited during our day in Paramaribo. Five stars awarded for the nation's wonderful tolerance of different religions, exemplified by the mosque's positioning right next to Suriname's only synagogue and only a couple of minutes' walk from Christian churches. Three kilometres away, a pink Hindu temple dominates the skyline.
A fascinating city, melting pot of religions and cultures. We were told the mosque was actually paid for by the great Muhammed Ali though haven't as yet been able to confirm whether it was the boxer or someone who shared the name.
The other irresistible reason for coming to Paramaribo is the brilliantly preserved Dutch
Neighbourhood in the old town. In Latin America, it's bizarre to hear locals conversing in Dutch, mixing it with creole. Suriname's a wonderful oddity, not to be missed.
A fascinating city, melting pot of religions and cultures. We were told the mosque was actually paid for by the great Muhammed Ali though haven't as yet been able to confirm whether it was the boxer or someone who shared the name.
The other irresistible reason for coming to Paramaribo is the brilliantly preserved Dutch
Neighbourhood in the old town. In Latin America, it's bizarre to hear locals conversing in Dutch, mixing it with creole. Suriname's a wonderful oddity, not to be missed.
Written 27 December 2015
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Brett G
Los Angeles, CA93 contributions
Nov 2015 • Couples
This is a beautiful mosque. The people managing it are very friendly and accomodating. They let us go into the mosque and walk around the grounds. I really enjoyed it. Very peaceful.
Written 9 November 2015
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