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Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska

Coordinates: 61°08′53″N 149°51′40″W / 61.1481°N 149.8610°W / 61.1481; -149.8610
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Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska
The mosque in 2014
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusnon-profit religious organization
Location
Location8005 Spring St, Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska is located in Alaska
Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska
Location in Alaska
Geographic coordinates61°08′53″N 149°51′40″W / 61.1481°N 149.8610°W / 61.1481; -149.8610
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established2014
Specifications
Dome(s)0
Minaret(s)2

The Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska (ICCAA) is an Islamic center and mosque in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the first purpose-built mosque in the US state of Alaska, and is the third northernmost mosque in North America.

Construction of the mosque, school, and Islamic center.[1] began in 2010 to replace the musalla in a strip mall that had previously served the approximately 3000 Muslim residents.[2][3][4] The new mosque is intended to serve Anchorage's diverse Muslim community in a 15,000-square-foot-facility (1,400 m2).[5][6][7]

It is located at Spring Street and E. 80th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska.[8]

Due to the differences in daylight hours between winter and summer, and due to there being no darkness in the summer at night, the ICCAA has adopted Mecca time as its prayer schedule,[9] which has led to some disagreement within the community. Some Muslims opt to pray local time, and estimate the prayer times in the summer when they cannot use the sun.

A parishioner interviewed by VICE News explained he had chosen Alaska because while applying to immigrate to the United States as a doctor, it was easier if settlement plans were in an under-staffed community in need of doctors.[10]

The Anchorage Muslim Community is very diverse. According to its site, the congregation includes American-born Muslims, as well as immigrants from approximately 50 different countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as Native Alaskan converts.

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References

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  1. ^ Masjid Building Flyer Archived 2015-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Al Jazeera English (2010-12-25). Mosque milestone for Alaska Muslims. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Alaskan Muslims raising the roof of state's first mosque". america.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  4. ^ Audi, Tamara. "A New Mosque Rises—in Alaska". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  5. ^ Julia O'Malley (December 5, 2014). "Alaskan Muslims raising the roof of state's first mosque". Aljazeera.com.
  6. ^ "World Mosque list". Mosquelist.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  7. ^ "Masjid in Alaska - Mosque in Alaska - Islam in Alaska - Muslims in Alaska - Islamic Community Center Anchorage Alaska - Alaska Muslim - ICCAA Alaska". Alaskamasjid.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  8. ^ "ICCAA". www.alaskamasjid.org. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. ^ Fernandez, Georgina (2022-04-18). "Alaska Muslims adjust fasting hours during Ramadan". www.alaskasnewssource.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  10. ^ Park, Dylan (2016-09-11). "The FBI Investigated My Visit to the First Mosque in Alaska". Vice. Retrieved 2024-06-09.


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