Islamic Center of America

Islamic Center of America
Islamic Center of America
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Shia
Leadership	Sheikh Ahmad Hammoud
Year consecrated	September 20, 1963; May 12, 2005 (current location)
Location
Location	Dearborn, Michigan
	Location in the USA
Geographic coordinates	42°19′48″N 83°13′47″W / 42.3301°N 83.2296°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	David Donnellon
Type	Islamic architecture
Completed	2005
Construction cost	$14 million
Specifications
Capacity	3,000+
Dome height (outer)	150-feet
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	10 stories tall
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]

^ "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ Curtis, Edward E. (February 2022). Muslims of the Heartland How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest. NYU Press. ISBN 9781479812561.
^ "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[1] "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[2] Curtis, Edward E. (February 2022). Muslims of the Heartland How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest. NYU Press. ISBN 9781479812561.

[3] "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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