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Untold Stories of Perth

Perth Mosque

Did you know that cameleers from present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and India helped to found Perth’s oldest mosque?

Untold Stories of Perth is a podcast series funded by the City of Perth exploring fascinating and lesser-known histories of our city. Centre for Stories produced five episodes to contribute to this collection.

Did you know that cameleers from present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and India helped to found Perth’s oldest mosque?

Join us for the latest Untold Stories of Perth episode, revealing our multicultural heritage and how one thousand cameleers were essential in transporting supplies through outback Western Australia, then helped to found the Perth Mosque which is now the oldest in the city.

This episode was produced by the Centre for Stories for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.

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This story was originally published on 30 August 2022.

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We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land the Centre for Stories is located on, the Whadjuk people. We respect their culture and the continuing contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.