Tulay Central Mosque
The Tulay Central Mosque is a mosque in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines.
History
The original building of the Tulay Central Mosque was built in 1884. As of 1960, the Tulay Mosque was a wooden structure and the largest of its kind in Sulu. However it was destroyed in 1974 during a battle between forces of the Philippine national government and the Moro [National Liberation Front].The present mosque building was built in 2001 and was funded by a donation by the Sheikh Zayed Al-Nahayan Foundation of the United Arab Emirates. The building cost $2 million.
The groundbreaking took place on March 8, 2001, in a ceremony led by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor of the [Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao|Governor] Nur Misuari.