Al-Salam Mosque, Odesa

The Al-Salam Mosque and Arabian Cultural Center (Ukrainian: Арабський культурний центр) are located in Odesa, Ukraine.

The settlement was founded by Hacı I Giray, the Khan of Crimea, in 1240, and originally named after him as Hacıbey (pronounced the same as Hadzhibey).

A Tatar mosque, built by renowned architect Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, was located in the center of the city, alongside it a Muslim cemetery.

The Arabian Cultural Center was constructed at the expense of the Syrian businessman, Kivan Adnan.

The center operates a free school and library for teaching Arabic to everyone, regardless of age or nationality.

Entrance to the mosque