Diyanet Center Of America
The center benefits from its proximity to the nation's capital, various federal and state institutions, and schools.
The complex consists of five main buildings, an underground parking garage, and a geothermal well field on a 15-acre site. The five buildings are a mosque constructed using 16th century classical Ottoman architecture, a cultural center building, a guest house, a fellowship hall with a restaurant and shops, and a recreational building housing a Turkish bath, an indoor pool, and a sports center.
History
The organization was established as the Turkish American Islamic Foundation in 1993, and as the scope of services expanded it was renamed to the Turkish American Community Center (TACC) in 2003. After the completion of a comprehensive construction project, the center was renamed to its assumed business name of Diyanet Center of America, which receives major support from Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), an institution of the Government of Turkey. The result of the construction project is a small village that will be an important cultural hub for all visitors and residents of Washington D.C. area.
Affiliated mosques
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- Murat Mosque, Upper Pittsgrove, NJ
- Turkish Islamic Cultural Center of Queens, Sunnyside, NY
- Ulu Mosque of Paterson, Paterson, NJ
- Springfield Imam Buhari Mosque, Indian Orchard, MA
- Eyüp Sultan Mosque, Brooklyn, NY
- Delaware Diyanet Camii, New Castle, DE
- Ahıska Turks Community Center of Kentucky, Louisville, KY
- NJ Burlington County Muslim Association, Burlington, NJ
- Bergen Diyanet Mosque and Cultural Center, Cliffside Park, NJ
- Turkish Society of Rochester Mosque, Rochester, NY
- Long Island Mevlana Mosque, Port Jefferson Station, NY
- Paterson Mevlana Mosque, Paterson, NJ
- Hamidiye Mosque, Willingboro, NJ
See also
- List of mosques in the United States
- List of mosques in the Americas
- Assembly of Turkish American Associations
- Turkish House
References
- ^ Organizations Representing Turkish Americans and the U.S.-Turkey Relationship in the U.S.
- ^ Services
- ^ "Turkish American Cultural and Civilization Center". transtech.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Turkish-American Community Center - Hassa Architecture". hassa.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Preliminary Plan 4-10006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ Turkish Coalition of America. "Directory by State". tc-america.org. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ About Us
- ^ "What Is DCA". Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2017-05-06.