Deer Park Mosque

Deer Park Mosque
Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre
Deer Park Mosque; Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Ownership	Australian Islamic Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina Inc.
Status	Active
Location
Location	Deer Park (Melbourne), Victoria
Country	Australia
	Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne
Geographic coordinates	37°44′51″S 144°46′41″E / 37.747414°S 144.778016°E
Architecture
Completed	1993
Specifications
Capacity	1,000
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	1
Website
	www.abicdeerpark.com.au

The Deer Park Mosque is a mosque located in the Melbourne north-western suburb of Deer Park, in Victoria, Australia.^[1] The mosque is supervised by the Australian Islamic Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina Inc.

History

The roots of the Deer Park Mosque date to the 1960s when the first Bosnian Muslims in Victoria gathered and established a multi-ethnic Islamic community in Carlton and Footscray. The Deer Park Mosque was built in 1993 as the religious focal point for the Bosnian community in Melbourne.

The Deer Park Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Australian Bosnian Islamic Center Deer Park - Albanvale, Victoria, Australia - Prayers Connect". prayersconnect.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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[1] "Australian Bosnian Islamic Center Deer Park - Albanvale, Victoria, Australia - Prayers Connect". prayersconnect.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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