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Description
Property Name: Malmö Mosque
Inventory No: 46-40-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-05
Country (State party): Sweden
Province: Malmö
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 55° 34′ 29.69″ N
13° 3′ 5.64″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1984
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque, Community center
Current Use: Mosque, Community center
Architect: Unknown
Significance
It is one of the main mosques of Sweden and was the first mosque in Scandinavia. The adjacent buildings house an Islamic school and a library.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
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