Islamic Centre (Maldives)

Islamic Centre
Masjid al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam
Dhivehi: މަސްޖިދުއް ސުލްޠާން މުޙައްމަދު ތަކުރުފާނު އަލްއަޢުޡަމް
The mosque prayer hall in 2018
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationMalé, Kaafu Atoll
CountryMaldives
Location of the mosque in the Maldives
AdministrationMinistry of Islamic Affairs
Geographic coordinates04°10′41″N 73°30′45″E / 4.17806°N 73.51250°E / 4.17806; 73.51250
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleModernist (Malaysia)
Completed1984
Specifications
Capacity5,000 worshippers
Minaret(s)One
Minaret height41 m (133 ft)

The Islamic Centre, officially named the Masjid al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam (Dhivehi: މަސްޖިދުއް ސުލްޠާން މުޙައްމަދު ތަކުރުފާނު އަލްއަޢުޡަމް; Arabic: مسجد السلطان محمد تكرفان الأعظم), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Malé, on the Kaafu Atoll, in the Maldives. The mosque was opened by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in November 1984.