(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The municipality of Kosovo’s capital Preshtina has decided to build a new mosque in Kosovo’s capital for implementing the long standing demand of the country’s Islamic authorities.
This municipality said in its statement that the council of Preshtina has supported the decision of selecting a place for the construction of mosque in this city.
It is decided that this mosque will be constructed on the area of 8100 square meters and currently the building of post office is located at this place. That’s why the building of post office is shifted to another place.
Ala-cola reported that the Islamic authorities of Kosovo have supported the selection of this place for the building of a Mosque. According to a survey in Kosovo, about 96% from the population of two hundred thousand are Muslims and nearly forty thousand Catholic and twenty five thousand orthodox Christians are living. Kosovo had announced its independence from Serbia in year 2010.
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