The oldest Bosnian mosque in Canada, initially named the Croatian Mosque, is located near Toronto city, and is one of the oldest mosques in Toronto, and certainly the oldest mosque with a minaret.
The original founders and organizers of the mosque were Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) who chose to identify as Croatian. They purchased the land and church in 1973 at the same address. Approximately ten years later the old building was demolished and a completely new mosque was built, and in 1985 the first minaret in Ontario was erected beside the mosque. The construction was supported by many Balkan Muslims, Croatian associations and churches, as well as the World Islamic League at the UN and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia from Ottawa.
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