# Bab al-Islam Mosque

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Mosque in Tacna, Peru

Bāb al-Islām Mosque Mezquita Bab al-Islam Front entrance, 2018 Religion Affiliation Sunni Islam Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque Leadership Asociación Musulmana Pakistaní Status Active Location Location San Pedro de Tacna Country Peru Location within Peru Interactive map of Bāb al-Islām Mosque Coordinates 18°1′11.5″S 70°15′24.5″W / 18.019861°S 70.256806°W / -18.019861; -70.256806 Architecture Completed 2000 Specifications Dome 2 (maybe more) Minaret 1

The **Bab al-Islam Mosque** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Mezquita Bab al-Islam*; [Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): مسجد باب الإسلام *Masjid Bab-ul-Islam*) is a [mosque](/source/Mosque) in [Tacna](/source/Tacna), [Peru](/source/Peru). It is the only such Peruvian place of worship that is an example of [Islamic architecture](/source/Islamic_architecture) in the country, though it is not the only such building. It is the largest place of worship for [Muslims](/source/Muslims) in the entirety of the [Department of Tacna](/source/Department_of_Tacna). Prayers are offered in both Spanish and [Arabic](/source/Classical_Arabic).[1][2]

## History

It was built by [Pakistanis](/source/Pakistanis) who had arrived to Peru as merchants in the 1990s and were importing used cars from Japan and the United States with permission from the erstwhile Peruvian president [Alberto Fujimori](/source/Alberto_Fujimori). The Pakistani community in [Tacna](/source/Tacna) grew to 95 people by 1995 and further to 500 people by the beginning of the 21st century. The complex was founded in 2000, and construction was completed by 2008. [Imam](/source/Imam) Mohammad Usman was head of the Bab al-Islam Mosque in 2015.[3]

## See also

- [Peru portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Peru)
- [Islam portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islam)

- [Islam in Peru](/source/Islam_in_Peru)

- [List of mosques in the Americas](/source/List_of_mosques_in_the_Americas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Trip to Peru"](http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_14/peru.aspx). *Islamic Bulletin*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Masjid Babul Islam, Tacna, Peru"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240615162738/https://www.masjidinfo.net/2010/11/masjid-babul-islam-tacna-peru.html?m=1). *www.masjidinfo.net* (in Indonesian). Archived from [the original](https://www.masjidinfo.net/2010/11/masjid-babul-islam-tacna-peru.html?m=1) on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["La vida musulmana en la ciudad heroica"](https://elcomercio.pe/peru/tacna/vida-musulmana-ciudad-heroica-336312-noticia/) [Muslim life in the heroic city] (in Spanish). 22 February 2015.

## External links

- Media related to [Bab al-Islam Mosque](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bab_al-Islam_Mosque) at Wikimedia Commons

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