Muslim Socio-Cultural Centre of Versailles
Muslim Socio-Cultural Centre of Versailles in Versailles, France: address, public transport access, facilities and today's prayer times.
Today's prayer times
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Times computed from the mosque coordinates using the Muslim World League method, for guidance only.
The Muslim Socio-Cultural Centre of Versailles is the main Muslim place of worship in the town. It is the central landmark for the Muslim community of Versailles and the western Yvelines.
A mosque of Versailles
The Centre welcomes worshippers for the five daily prayers and Friday prayer. It takes on particular importance during the month of Ramadan, with the nightly Tarawih prayers and iftar gatherings, as well as during the celebrations of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Versailles and its Muslim community
Versailles is the prefecture of Yvelines, a commune of around eighty-five thousand inhabitants about twenty kilometres west of Paris. The local Muslim community is present and diverse, with North African, West African and Turkish roots. Several other associative rooms exist in the neighbouring communes of Vélizy-Villacoublay, Saint-Cyr-l'École and Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.
Access and transport
Versailles-Chantiers station, on RER C, Transilien N and U, is the main railway hub of the town and connects Versailles to Paris in about thirty minutes. Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche and Versailles-Rive-Droite stations complete the coverage. By car, the A13 and N12 link the town to Paris. A dense urban bus network serves the different districts.
Advice for visitors
As in any place of worship, appropriate dress is expected, and shoes must be removed before entering the prayer hall. Friday prayer and major religious holidays attract large crowds; arriving early is recommended.