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Draft:Selimiye Mosque (Deggendorf)

Coordinates: 48°49′08″N 12°57′03″E / 48.818771°N 12.950861°E / 48.818771; 12.950861
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Selimiye-Mosque
Turkish: Selimiye Camii
German: Selimiye-Moschee
Prayer room of the mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
RegionLower Bavaria
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusactive
Governing bodyDİTİB
Year consecrated10 July 2016
Location
LocationDeggendorf
State Bavaria
Country Germany
Location in Deggendorf
Location in Deggendorf
Shown within Bavaria
Geographic coordinates48°49′08″N 12°57′03″E / 48.818771°N 12.950861°E / 48.818771; 12.950861
Architecture
Architect(s)Christian Illner
Stylemodern
Funded by Turkey
Completed2016
Construction cost3.2 million Euros
Specifications
Capacityaround 300
Dome(s)1
Dome height (inner)4.1 m
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height15.7 m
Site area3,456 square meters
Website
ditib-deggendorf.de

The Selimiye-Mosque in Deggendorf (Turkish: Selimiye Camii; German: Selimiye-Moschee) is a DİTİB mosque opened in 2016 in Fischerdorf.[1] The construction costed around 3.2 million Euros.[2]

Background and construction

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The Turkish-Islamic Community in Deggendorf and its cultural center were both founded on 22 July 1987 in the Stadt-Au part of Deggendorf.[3] The mosque was later built in 1996 in the Fischerdorf district, but had to be demolished and replaced after the flood disaster in 2013, also affecting Deggendorf. The architect of the project was Christian Illner.[4] After 2 years, the mosque was finally opened in 2016, but immediately met with criticism because the minaret was 2 meters higher than allowed, which meant that it had to be shortened.[5]

Mosque

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The mosque has a modern architectural style in the shape of a black rectangle. In front of the mosque there is a large parking lot with space for 48 cars, a small kiosk and tents for those breaking their fast during the month of Ramadan. The area of ​​the mosque is about 3,456 square meters. The mosque has two floors and is divided in the middle into a women's area and a men's area. In the upper area is the prayer room, which can accommodate around 230 people in the lower men's area and 70 in the upper women's area. On the men's side of the mosque, next to the prayer room, there is a small library, a Koran course, a youth room and the imam's office. The carpet of the prayer room is red and the walls are decorated with calligraphy, Quran verses, the names of Allah, some prophets and the Sahaba. The imam's chair, the mihrab and the minbar are located in the front row, while at the back there is a small area for the muezzin. In the lower area there are two large common rooms that are used for prayer when there is no space in the actual prayer room and for Iftar in the month of Ramadan, where the community provides Iftar every Friday. On the roof there is a golden dome that is 4.1 meters high and next to the mosque there are three flags (DITIB, Germany and Turkiye) and a 15.7 meter high minaret.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Moschee eröffnet: Ein Ort für Begegnung und Austausch" (in German). 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ "Warum es 2,4 Millionen Euro Fluthilfe für die Moschee gab" (in German). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "Ditib Deggendorf e.V. - Gründung & Struktur". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ idowa, Straubing Germany (2014-10-24). "Moschee in Fischerdorf muss warten" (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ "Schwarzbau: Minarett muss gekappt werden" (in German). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  6. ^ "Selimiye-Moschee, Deggendorf - Architekturobjekte - heinze.de". www.heinze.de. Retrieved 2024-11-23.