Religious heritage · Saint-Denis
Mosquée Noor-e-Islam
The North
Why go
A historic mosque in Saint-Denis, essential for understanding Gujarati migration, trade and the history of Islam in Réunion.
History
Merchants from Gujarat bought a building on rue du Grand-Chemin in 1892 and submitted an official building application to the governor in 1897. The mosque was completed in 1905 and became a major landmark of the Indo-Muslim presence in Réunion.
Sources (1)
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Noor-e-Islam
