Islamic Center

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  • Address
    2551 Massachusetts Ave NW, Kalorama
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  • Phone
    332 8343
  • Transport
    underground rail: Dupont Circle

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Lonely Planet review

The national mosque for American Muslims is a pale limestone building (facing Mecca) topped with a 160ft minaret. It is so delicately inscribed with Koranic verse that it appears to float above Massachusetts Ave. Inside, the mosque glows with bright floral tiling, thick Persian rugs and gilt-trimmed ceilings. You can enter to look around; remove your shoes, and women must bring scarves to cover their hair.