Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Mezquita Ciudad del Profeta (Centro Cultural Islámico de Colombia)

Shia mosque and cultural center of the Afro-Colombian Muslim community of Buenaventura, led by Sheikh Munir Valencia, who studied in Iran. Around 300 families; the community also runs the Sayyida Zaynab educational institute and a Muslim radio station broadcasting from the mosque. Colombia's only predominantly Shia community.