Deer Park Mosque, Islamic center in Deer Park, Victoria, Australia
Deer Park Mosque is a place of worship with three domes and one minaret located in Albanvale on Station Road. The building was designed to accommodate daily prayers and religious services for a large number of worshippers.
The place of worship was built in 1993 following the arrival of Bosnian Muslims to Victoria starting in the 1960s, who initially gathered in Carlton and Footscray. The construction marked a turning point for the community's religious infrastructure.
The mosque was established by the Australian Islamic Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina and serves as a gathering point for Melbourne's Bosnian community. It provides a space where people maintain their religious and communal traditions.
The building has separate areas for men and women along with spaces for ritual washing before prayer. Visitors should know that prayer times follow Australian calculations and change daily.
The building follows Australian time calculations for prayers, meaning early morning prayers like Subh start significantly earlier than in other countries. This adaptation shows how the community has adjusted its traditions to the Southern Hemisphere location.
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