Known as Grande Moschea di Ravenna or “La Pace” which means peace. The Great Mosque, with its two minarets and the high dome, is located at the Bassette, industrial area of Ravenna, a multi-religious city in northern Italy, characterized by an intense intercultural dialogue. About 5,000 Muslims live downtown and 20,000 in the province. They come from 16 nations and are integrated with the local population. The designer is Engineer Ahmed Abdelkader Basel, President of the Center of Islamic Culture and Studies of Romagna.
Most local Muslims have contributed to the building by putting their work and their knowledge at the service of the community, collaborating in the building during the weekends and during leisure time. The mosque stands on an area of 3,800 square meters and has a large covered area of about 1050 square meters. 408 square meters are dedicated to the prayer room for men that holds 250 prayers, while the space for women on the upper floor, is 130 square meters. Wide parking that can accommodate fifty cars.
The final cost was around € 1.4 million, for the payment of which the entire community has contributed. In addition, there were numerous external economic contributions both from Muslims living in Italy and abroad, as well as from Foundations and Charity such as Qatar charity who donated 800,000. The Centre of Islamic Culture and Studies of Romagna (CCSIR) is managing the mosque, guided over the years of the construction of the mosque by the Iraqi Basel Hamed.
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