Islamic Center of America

Islamic Center of America
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionShia
LeadershipSheikh Ahmad Hammoud
Year consecratedSeptember 20, 1963
May 12, 2005 (current location)
Location
LocationDearborn, Michigan
Islamic Center of America is located in the United States
Islamic Center of America
Location in the USA
Geographic coordinates42°19′48″N 83°13′47″W / 42.3301°N 83.2296°W / 42.3301; -83.2296
Architecture
Architect(s)David Donnellon
TypeIslamic architecture
Completed2005
Construction cost$14 million
Specifications
Capacity3,000+
Dome height (outer)150-feet
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height10 stories tall
Website
www.icofa.com

The Islamic Center of America (Arabic: ٱلْمَرْكَز ٱلْإِسْلَامِيّ فِي أَمْرِيكَا‎, al-Markaz al-ʾIslāmīy Fī ʾAmrīkā) is a mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. The 120,000 sq. ft. facility is the largest mosque in North America and the oldest purpose-built Shia mosque in the United States,[1] as well as the second oldest mosque in the United States after 'Asser El Jadeed which originally opened in 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana.[2]

The Islamic Center of America is located at 19500 Ford Road in Dearborn. The institution was founded in 1949.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Curtis, Edward E. (February 2022). Muslims of the Heartland How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest. NYU Press. ISBN 9781479812561.
  3. ^ "Official Our Story – Islamic Center of America". Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.