Hohola Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea |
Geographic coordinates | 9°27′30.6″S 147°10′38.1″E / 9.458500°S 147.177250°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Funded by | Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
Groundbreaking | 2004 |
Completed | 2007 |
The Hohola Mosque is a mosque in Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. It is the first mosque in the country.
The construction of the mosque originated in 2001 when the government donated a piece of land to a local Islamic society.[1] The building construction started in 2004 and was completed in 2007.[2] It then became the first mosque established in the country.[1] Much of the mosque funding came from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.[3] In 2018, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited the mosque after attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference.[1]