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Date: 1905 Type: Mosque Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°58'33.80" S 18°31'25.23" E Alt: 15m

The Habibia Soofie Saheb Jamia Masjid was built in 1905 by Shah Goolam Muhammad Soofie Saheb (R.A) of Durban. The Habibia Soofie Saheb Masjid, also known as the Habibia or the College, is the Third largest Masjid and second largest Islamic complex in Southern Africa. The Habibia Soofie Saheb Masjid stands as a hub of Spirituality and Sufism in Cape Town. (Wikimedia Commons accessed 2020 07 21) The Kramat of Moulana Abdul Latief is in the same grounds as the mosque.