Chui Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Chui Mosque | native_name = {{langx|pt|Mesquita Chui}} | native_name_lang = pt | image = | image_upright = 1.4 | alt = | caption = | map_type = Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Paleorrota | map_size = 250 | map_alt = | map_relief = yes | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|33|41|18.3|S|53|27|37.3|W|type:landmark_region:BR|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | religious_affiliation = [[Islam]] | locale = | location = 364 Palestina Street, [[Chuí]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]] | country = [[Brazil]] | deity = | rite = | sect = | tradition = | festival =  | cercle = | sector = | administration = | consecration_year = | organisational_status = [[Mosque]] | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | architect = | architecture_type = {{nowrap|[[Mosque architecture]]}} | architecture_style = | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = 2007 | year_completed = | construction_cost = | date_demolished =  | facade_direction = | capacity = 150 worshippers | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = {{cvt|520|m2}} | height_max = | dome_quantity = One | dome_height_outer = {{cvt|19|m}} | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = One | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = | elevation_m =  | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | footnotes = | website = }}

The '''Chui Mosque''' ({{langx|pt|Mesquita Chui}}) is a [[mosque]] in [[Chuí]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]].

==History== The construction of the mosque started in 2007. However, half way it was halted due to economical crisis.<ref name="Araújo, Néstor, 15 May 2017">{{cite news |last=Araújo|first=Néstor |date=15 May 2017|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/imponente-mezquita-frontera.html |title=Imponente mezquita en la frontera |work=[[El País (Uruguay)]] |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=es |trans-title=Imposing Mosque on the Border}}</ref> {{as of|2021|02}}, it was reported that the mosque is open for services, despite the work on the mosque incomplete.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.travelterapia.com.br/chui-rs-turismo-para-quem-gosta-de-compras/ |title=Chuí (RS): turismo para quem gosta de compras: #4. Visitar a mesquita da cidade |work=travelterapia.com.br |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=30 December 2024 |lang=pt-BR |trans-title=Chuí (RS): tourism for those who like shopping: #4. Visit the city mosque }}</ref>

The mosque can accommodate up to 150 worshippers in its {{convert|520|m2|adj=on}} main prayer hall. It is divided into two floors where the ground floor is for male patrons and the upper floor is for female. It consists of a [[minaret]] and a dome that has an outer height of {{convert|19|m}}.<ref name="Araújo, Néstor, 15 May 2017"/>

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Islam|Brazil}}}} * [[Islam in Brazil]] * [[List of mosques in Brazil]]

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== External links == * {{cite AV media |people=Rocha, Jerre |date=2023 |title=Mesquita Chui - Templo |trans-title= |type= |language=pt-BR |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AswQk03v6xg |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= |format=streaming video |time=1:30 |location= |publisher=[[YouTube]] |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref=}}

[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in South America]] [[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in South America]] [[Category:Mosques in Brazil]] [[Category:Proposed mosques]] [[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Rio Grande do Sul]] [[Category:21st-century mosques in South America]]