ATHENS, Greece: The first mosque in Athens since the 19th century has opened here.
The inaugural prayers at the mosque located in Votanikos area were led by 49-year-old Imam Zaki Muhammad maintaining the social distance.
The decision to build the mosque was first taken in 2006 with a budget of $1.04 million.
However, the process had been delayed due to protests by far-right groups and bureaucratic and legal hurdles.
Around 500,000 Muslims live in Greece.
