Islamic Center in Hamburg

The Islamic Center in Hamburg ( Ger . Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg ), or the Imam Ali Mosque, is one of the oldest Iranian Shiite mosques in Germany and Europe. Built in Hamburg , in northern Germany, in the late 1950s, a group of Iranian immigrants and entrepreneurs quickly began to develop, and eventually turned into one of the leading Shiite centers in the Western world.

Mosque
Islamic Center in Hamburg
him Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg
A country	Germany
City	Hamburg
Coordinates
Current school	Shiite
Mosque type	Juma Mosque
Architectural style	Islamic architecture
Construction initiator	Iranian expats
Cost of	2 million German marks
Philanthropist	Iranian expats Iranian government
Building	1960 - 1965
Last imam	Reza Ramezani Gilani
Number of domes	one
The number of minarets	2
condition	acting
Site	izhamburg.com
Additional Information	one of the oldest shiite mosques in europe

Many leading Iranian theologians and politicians spent some time here. The idea of ​​building a center originated in 1953 in the community of Iranian immigrants in Germany. 100,000 rials donated to the center from Iran. Construction began in 1960, and by 1965 it was completed.

During the 1970s, the center played a significant role in promoting Iranian students in the West against Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi , which ultimately contributed to the Iranian Islamic revolution . So, since the late 1970s. The center was headed by Mohammad Khatami (the future fifth president of Iran) ^[1] .