Islamic Center of America

Islamic Center of America
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni & Shia Islam
Leadership	Sheikh Ahmad Hammoud
Year consecrated	September 20, 1963 May 12, 2005 (current location)
Location
Location	Dearborn, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Geographic coordinates	42°19′48″N 83°13′47″W / 42.3301°N 83.2296°W / 42.3301; -83.2296
Architecture
Architect(s)	David Donnellon
Type	Islamic architecture
Completed	2005
Construction cost	US$14 million
Specifications
Capacity	3,000+ worshippers
Interior area	120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2)
Dome(s)	One
Dome height (outer)	150 ft (46 m)
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	10 stories tall [clarification needed]
Website
www.icofa.com

The Islamic Center of America (Arabic: ٱلْمَرْكَز ٱلْإِسْلَامِيّ فِي أَمْرِيكَا‎, al-Markaz al-ʾIslāmīy Fī ʾAmrīkā) is a mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. The 120,000 sq. ft. facility is the largest mosque in North America and the oldest purpose-built Shia mosque in the United States,^[1] as well as the second oldest mosque in the United States after 'Asser El Jadeed which originally opened in 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana.^[2]

The Islamic Center of America is located at 19500 Ford Road in Dearborn. The institution was founded in 1949.^[3]