Auburn Gallipoli Mosque
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| Auburn Gallipoli Mosque | |
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Auburn Gallipoli Mosque |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Auburn (Sydney) Australia |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°51′08″S 151°02′09″E / 33.852343°S 151.035964°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Website | www.gallipolimosque.org.au/ |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1999 |
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| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is an Ottoman-style mosque in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] The mosque attracts about 800 worshippers every week and is primarily used by Turkish Australians.[1]
The first mosque on the present mosque site was opened for worship in 3rd of November 1979. It was a house with internal walls removed to generate open space. The construction of the present mosque structure began in 1986. Its construction and external finishes were completed and officially opened on 28th of November 1999, twenty years after the first opening. Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is the largest Mosque in Australia.
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- ^ a b The Sydney Morning Herald (2010-04-24). "Turkish mosque joins honour roll of Australian heritage buildings". http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/turkish-mosque-joins-honour-roll-of-australian-heritage-buildings-20100423-tj4b.html. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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