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

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Mosques are a part of the Swiss landscape: there are over 100 dotted around the country.

There are four minarets in Switzerland – in Geneva, Zurich, Wangen and Winterthur.