Several metro Atlanta mosques will be hosting Hurricane Irma evacuees as the Category 5 mega storm that has devastated islands in the Caribbean heads toward Florida.
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On Thursday, the Al-Farooq Masjid in Atlanta shared a list of mosques that will act as shelters or donation distribution sites on its website.
Registration for shelter space, according to the mosque, will become available at 2:45 p.m. after Friday prayers.
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Atlanta
Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta
442 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam (distribution site)
560 Fayetteville Road SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
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Cobb County
Masjid Al Furqan
1018 Powder Spring St. SW
Marietta, GA 30064
East Cobb Islamic Center
1111 Braswell Road
Marietta, GA 30062
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Gwinnett County
Darul Huda Masjid
2755 Centerville Hwy
Snellville, GA 30078
Masjid Maryam
3650 Savannah Place Drive
Duluth, GA 30096
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Community of Bosniaks
950 Grayson Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
North Fulton County
Hamza Islamic Center
665 Tidwell Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Other Georgia mosques outside the metro region
Masjid Al-Rahman
1235 Peachtree Pkwy
Cumming, GA 30041
Islamic Center of Macon
2131 Vineville Ave.
Macon, GA 31204
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Islamic Center of Warner Robins
2501 Elberta Road
Centerville, GA 31028
Islamic Center of Savannah
1030 Dutchtown Road
Savannah, GA 31419
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To volunteer with hurricane relief efforts at Atlanta's mosques, click here.
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