Malabo Mosque, Central mosque in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
The Malabo Mosque is a house of worship in the Sacriba Fang neighborhood featuring two white minarets and a central dome. The interior can hold up to 2000 worshippers at the same time, with separate areas for men and women.
The current building replaced an earlier mosque from the 1900s that no longer served the growing community. Construction was funded by then First Lady Constancia Mangue with a sum of 2 billion CFA francs.
The mosque is named for Malabo, not for the Sacriba Fang district where it stands. Its imam, Pedro Benigno Matute Tang, opened the 2015 inauguration with words of thanks, and Egypt's Ministry of Awqaf supplied imams and preachers. In 2020 the mosque hosted an award ceremony giving Samsung products to two Muslims in a contest encouraging young people to read and study.
Visitors should wear covered shoulders and knees, and women need a headscarf when entering the prayer hall. It is best to visit outside prayer times to avoid disturbing worshippers.
President Obiang spoke of religious tolerance at the opening in 2015 and sent a message against extremism. This declaration made the ceremony a moment of political symbolism for the country.
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