Mosque in Santiago, Chile, Renovated
The renovation of the As-Salam Mosque -- the oldest in Chile, built in 1989 -- took place at the direction of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the country in 2016, according to a statement by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA).
The mosque's exterior wall, dining hall, and ablution facilities underwent renovation, as well as its roof and landscaping.
A ceremony marking the completion of the renovation was attended by Turkey's Ambassador to Santiago Gülin Dinçer, Rahman Nurdun, who heads TIKA's East and Southeast Asia, Pacific and Latin America Department, and Kemal Sufan, the head of the Muslim society in the region, along with mosque administrators and Muslim community leaders, according to Anadolu Agency.
