Islamic Centre Hamburg

Islamic Center Hamburg
Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg
المركز الإسلامي في هامبورغ
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam (former)
SectShi'ism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque (19652024)
StatusForced closure
Location
LocationUhlenhorst, Hamburg
CountryGermany
Location of the closed mosque in Hamburg
Geographic coordinates53°34′28.45″N 10°00′30.30″E / 53.5745694°N 10.0084167°E / 53.5745694; 10.0084167
Architecture
Architect(s)Architekturbüro Schramm und Elingius
TypeMosque architecture
Completed1965
Construction costDM2,000,000
Specifications
Capacity1,500 worshippers
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height16 m (52 ft)
Website
izhamburg.com

The Islamic Centre Hamburg (German: Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg, IZH; Persian: مرکز اسلامی هامبورگ, romanized: Mrkez Aslama Hambwrgu), also known as the Blue Mosque (German: Blaue Moschee), was the oldest mosque in Hamburg, Germany. It was established in the late 1950s by a group of Iranian emigrants and business people and built in the early 1960s. Amid investigations regarding its ties with Iran and Hezbollah, the IZH was judged unconstitutional and closed by the German government in July 2024.