Midnight Sun Mosque, Mosque in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Midnight Sun Mosque is a single-story modular building on Wolverine Road at the northern edge of Inuvik, clad in beige corrugated metal with dark green trim. Its front-gabled roof has brown shingles and is topped by an octagonal green cupola with a spire. A green band with Arabic script runs above three windows, and a wooden walkway with white railings leads along the side.
The construction took place in Winnipeg during 2010 and then traveled 4,000 kilometers by road and river until it reached its final site in the Northwest Territories. The congregation raised funds over several years to pay for the transport and installation of the prefabricated modules across the Mackenzie River.
The mosque runs Inuvik's food bank, stocked mostly with halal food donated from elsewhere in Canada and open to all regardless of faith; it serves hundreds of families in the area. Muslims elsewhere also send qurbani foods for Eid al-Adha. The building's sign names the Inuvik by Zubaidah Tallab Foundation and the year 2010.
During Ramadan, worshippers follow the corresponding prayer times of Mecca at local hours, since the uninterrupted daylight makes traditional sunrise-to-sunset fasting impossible. Visitors should remove their shoes before entering and can reach out to the community with questions about attending, as the congregation regularly welcomes guests.
This structure stands as the northernmost mosque in North America and the only Islamic place of worship located above the Arctic Circle in the Western Hemisphere. The congregation had to transport the prefabricated modules by barge up the Mackenzie River after the road ended, since no winter road reaches the site.
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