| Grand Anwar Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Anwar Mosque in 2024 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kenya Street, Merkato, Arada, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°02′00″N 38°44′28″E / 9.033269°N 38.741065°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Islamic |
| Date established | 1922 |
The Grand Anwar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأنوار الكبير, Amharic: ታላቁ የአንዋር መስጊድ), also called Al-Anwar Mosque or simply Anwar Mosque and sometimes "Jama'a Salat" ("place where people pray"),[1] is the largest and oldest mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia located in a place of Merkato within Arada district. It was built by Italians around 1922 and finished with assistance of Muslim funds after 16,000 birr remained unpaid for contractor.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Ethiopia: Information on whether the Grand Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa is also known as the Jama'a Salat mosque". Refworld. Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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