Mosques in Switzerland
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The country's newest minaret was installed in early January 2009 on the roof of a Turkish cultural centre in Wangen bei Olten, northwestern Switzerland. Keystone -
The only minaret in Zurich (Keystone/Eddy Risch) Keystone -
Washing before Ramadan in Zurich (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi) Keystone -
Zurich (Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone -
Geneva (Keystone/Martial Trezzini) Keystone -
Zurich (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi) Keystone -
Bosnian mosque near Lucerne (Keystone/Sigi Tischler) Keystone -
Bosnian mosque near Lucerne (Keystone/Sigi Tischler) Keystone -
Geneva (Keystone/Martial Trezzini) Keystone -
Geneva (Keystone/Martial Trezzini) Keystone -
Geneva (Keystone/Martial Trezzini) Keystone -
Islamic Centre of Geneva (Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi) Keystone -
The Islamic-Albanian mosque in Winterthur has one of only four minarets in Switzerland (Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone
Mosques are a part of the Swiss landscape: there are over 100 dotted around the country.
This content was published on July 8, 2008 - 17:21
There are four minarets in Switzerland - in Geneva, Zurich, Wangen and Winterthur.
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