Construction of first Mosque in Athens to start soon

Construction of the first mosque in Athens will start as soon as final details of the much-delayed project are ironed out and the building permit is about to be issued.

It has been seventy years since it was decided to build a mosque in Athens. The delays have been a constant source of tension with the Muslim world. 

In recent years, the tender for the construction had been repeated five times and a successful bidder was selected in November 2013. The project has a budget of 964,000 Euros and it will be constructed on a plot of land owned by the Greek Navy. It is located in the area of Eleonas in Athens where a former Navy workshop building will be converted into a mosque.